Ashton

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈæʃtən//

A common placename in England: A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).

proper noun

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A common placename in England: A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
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A common placename in England: A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
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A common placename in England: A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).
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A common placename in England: A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton
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A common placename in England: A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
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A common placename in England: A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
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A common placename in England: A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).
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A common placename in England: A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).
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A common placename in England: A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
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A common placename in England: Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
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A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
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A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in California.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Lee County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
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A town in South Australia, Australia.
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A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
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A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Ashley · A number of villages and hamlets in England: A village and…Ashok · A male given name from Hindi.ashore · On the land as opposed to onboard.

Ashton · A common placename in England: A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).

ashtray · A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.Asia · The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically…Asian · A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof…

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