Coordinates: 52°28′55″N 0°26′51″W / 52.482°N 0.4476°W
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 The Village Green at Ashton |
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 Ashton
Ashton shown within Northamptonshire |
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| OS grid reference | SP7649 |
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| District | East Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | PE8 4 |
| Dialling code | 01832 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
Ashton is a village and civil parish about ¾ mile east of Oundle in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire forming part of the district of East Northamptonshire.
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History
Ashton was re-built[1] in 1900 by the Rothschild family for estate workers. Since 1965 it has hosted the World Conker Championship traditionally on the second Sunday of October. This is now held between Ashton and nearby Polebrook.
The village is the birthplace of Dame Miriam Rothschild a noted natural scientist and author.
Notable buildings
Ashton Wold was built in 1900 for the Honourable Charles Rothschild[1] (d. 1923, suicide). The architect was William Huckvale and the house is in the Tudor style.
Many of the cottages in the village date from 1900-01 and were designed by Huckvale. Two more cottages were added in 1945 in the same style; Pevsner[1] refers to Ashton as a model village. The cottages are Tudor style and thatched. Almost all of the buildings the village are Grade II or II* listed.
The chapel and school date from 1705, the manor house from the 15th century.[1]
References
External links
- Listed Buildings in Ashton, Northamptonshire, England from British Listed Buildings website
- A short history of Ashton and the Rothschild Family from the Estate website
- Details of the World Conker Championship organised by Ashton Conker Club
- A short history of the village and the pub from the Chequered Skipper website
Media related to Ashton, East Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
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