Ashton en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- ăsh'tən (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæʃtən/
Etymology
From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
Meanings
- A common placename in England: ▸ A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton
- A common placename in England: ▸ A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
- 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).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).
- A common placename in England: ▸ A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
- A common placename in England: ▸ Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
- A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in California.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Lee County, Illinois.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A town in South Australia, Australia.
- A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheton | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Ashton Vale · Ashton under Hill · Ashton Keynes · Kashton · Ashton-in-Makerfield · Long Ashton · Ashton-on-Ribble · Eye, Moreton and Ashton · Ashton-under-Lyne · Ashton upon Mersey · Bower Ashton · Ashtonian · Cold Ashton · Ashton Hayes · Ashton Gate · Ashton Moss
Translations (6)
cmn 阿什頓 /阿什顿 (surname) · mr अॅशटन (surname) · cmn 阿什頓 /阿什顿 (villages in Cornwall) · kw Trevonnen (villages in Cornwall) · mr अॅशटन (villages in Cornwall) · fa اشتون (surname)