The township has long been famous for the mfr. of
hinges, locks, files, and nails.

Ashton Keynes, par. and civ. par., N. Wilts, 3 miles
NE. of Minety ry. sta. and 4 miles W. of Cricklade—
par., 4260 ac., pop. 1254; civ. par., 2800 ac. (16 water),
pop. 959; P.O.

Ashton, Long, par., E. Somerset, 3 m. SW. of Bristol,
4237 ac., pop. 2335; P.O., T.o. To the S. are remains of
Roman camps.

Ashton-on-Mersey, par. and township with ry. sta.,
mid. Cheshire, 5 m. SW. of Manchester—par., 3628 ac.,
pop. 9717; township, 1622 ac., pop. 3326 ; P.O., t.o.

Ash ton-on-Kibble, eccl. dist., Preston par., N. Lan-
cashire, 2 miles W. of Preston, pop. 2913; P.O., T.o.

Ashton, Steeple. See Steeple Ashton.

Ashton-under-Hill, par. with ry. sta., E. Glouce-
stershire, 5 miles SW. of Evesham, 1300 ac., pop. 359.

Ashton-under-Lyne, par., pari, and mun. bor.,
SE. Lancashire, on river Tame, 5 miles E. of Manchester
and 188¼ miles from London—par., 9486 ac., pop.
75,310; pari, bor., 2149 ac., pop. 43,630; mun. bor.,
1391 ac., pop. 37,040; 3 Banks, 2 newspapers. Mar-
ket-day, Saturday. Cotton mfrs. and engineering are
carried on. It returns 1 member to Parliament; its
parliamentary limits were extended in 1885.

Ashton, West, tithing and eccl. dist., Steeple Ashton
par., N. Wilts, 2¼m. SE. of Trowbridge, 2040 ac., pop. 306.

Ashton with Stodday, township, in par. and 3 miles
S. of Lancaster, N. Lancashire, on Lune estuary, 1949
ac. (482 water), pop. 207.

Ashnrst.—par. and seat, W. Kent, on river Medway,

5 miles W. of Tunbridge Wells, 900 ac. (16 water),
pop. 222.—2. Ashnrst, par., W. Sussex, on river Adur,
3¼ miles N. of Steyning, 2372 ac., pop. 376; P.O.—

3. Ashnrst, hamlet, East Grinstead par., E. Sussex.

Ashnrst Beacon,' sea-mark on a hill, SW. Lanca-
shire, 4 miles NW. of Wigan.

Ash Vale, ry. sta., NE. border of Hants, 2¼ miles
NE. of Aldershot.

Ashwater, par. and vil., S. Devon, 2 m. from Lifton ry.
sta. and 6m. SE. of Holsworthy, 8587ac.,pop. 849; P.O.

Ash Week, tithing, Bishops Lydeard par., W. Somer-
set, near Ash Priors.

Ashwell.—par., vil., and ry. sta., NE. Herts, 4¼
miles NE. of Baldock, 4109 ac., pop. 1568; P.O., T.o.
Market-day, Thursday. It contains remains of the
Roman camp of Arbury, covering 12 ac. The vil. is 2
m. N. of ry. sta.—2. Ashwell, par. with ry. sta., NW.
Rutlandshire, 3¼ m. N. of Oakham, 1799 ac., pop. 245.

Ashwellthorpe, par. with ry. sta. and seat, S. Nor-
folk, 3 miles SE. of Wymondham, 979 ac., pop. 371.

Ashwick, par. and seat, mid. Somerset, 1¼ mile
SE. of Binegar ry. sta. and 3 miles NE. of Shepton
Mallet, 1525 ac., pop. 755.

Ashwicken, par., Norfolk, l¼m. NW. of East Winch
ry. sta. and 5 m. SE. of Kings Lynn, 1282 ac., pop. 97.

Ash wood, hamlet, Kingswinford par., W. Stafford-
shire, 4¼ miles NW. of Stourbridge; near remains of
Roman camp.

Ashworth, township, Middleton par., SE. Lanca-
shire, 3 miles NE. of Bury, 1021 ac., pop. 142.

Askaig, Port, seaport vil., on NE. coast of Islay
island, Argyllshire, 10 miles NE. of Bowmore.

Askam. See Askham.

Askamore, NE. co. Wexford, 9 m. W. of Gorey; P.O.

Aske, township, North-Riding Yorkshire, 2¼ miles
N. of Richmond, 1764 ac., pop. 211. Aske Hall is
the seat of the Earl of Zetland.

Askeaton, par. and town, N. co. Limerick, 6478 ac.,
pop. 1638. The town stands on the river Deel, 3 m. above
its confluence with the Shannon, 15 miles by road and
20 miles by rail WSW. of Limerick; pop. 891; P.O.,
T.O. Market-day, Tuesday. Its castle is a fine ruin.

Askern, township and vil. with ry. sta., Campsall
par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6¼ miles N. of
Doncaster, 858 ac., pop. 548; P.O., T.o. It is much
frequented for its medicinal springs.

AskersweH, par., SW. Dorset, 5 miles E. of Bridport,
1161 ac., pop. 209; P.O.

Askerton, township, Lanercost par., E. Cumberland,

6 miles NE. of Brampton, 11,302 ac. (32 water), pop. 318.

Askett, hamlet and seat, Monks-Risborough par.,

Bucks, 1 mile NE. of Princes-Risborough.