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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Ashton like this:
ASHTON, a hamlet in Ufford parish, Northampton; 2½ miles W of Helpstone r. station, and 5 E by S of Stamford. Acres, 980. Real property, £1,069. Pop., 115. Houses. 21. Ashton Wold is a resort of sportsmen.
Ashton is now part of PETERBOROUGH Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how PETERBOROUGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ashton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ashton, in Peterborough and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22439
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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