Definition of "Ashton"

A common place name in England:

1. A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).  examples

2. A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).  examples

3. A hamlet near St Dominick, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).  examples

4. A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).  examples

5. A small village and civil parish in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7649).  examples

A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.  examples

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A town in South Australia, Australia.  examples

A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. A ghost town in California.  examples

2. A city in Idaho.  examples

3. A village in Illinois.  examples

4. A city and town in Iowa.  examples

5. A village in Nebraska.  examples

6. A city and town in South Dakota.  examples