Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne, also known simply as Ashton, is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manchester.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.population
- 48,604
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.population_density
- 12,374 per mi² (4,777 per km²)
- UK place.official_name
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Tameside
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- UK place.post_town
- ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
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- Pre-industrial history
- Industrialisation
- Modern history
- Governance
- Geography
- Demographics
- Population change
- Religion
- Economy{{table alignment}}
- Culture
- Sport
- Landmarks
- Media
- Transport
- Roads
- Canals
- Railways
- Trams and buses
- Education
- Public services
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Ashton-under-Lyne, also known simply as Ashton, is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The population was 48,604 at the 2021 census. Historically a part of Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manchester.
Evidence of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Viking activity has been discovered in Ashton-under-Lyne. The "Ashton" part of the town's name probably dates from the Anglo-Saxon period, and derives from Old English meaning "settlement by ash trees". The origin of the "under-Lyne" suffix is less clear; it possibly derives from the Brittonic-originating word lemo meaning elm or from Ashton's proximity to the Pennines. In the Middle Ages, Ashton-under-Lyne was a parish and township and Ashton Old Hall was held by the de Asshetons, lords of the manor. Granted a royal charter in 1414, the manor spanned a rural area consisting of marshland, moorland, and a number of villages and hamlets.