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Ashton is a village in West Northamptonshire about 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Roade village close to the Northampton to Milton Keynes A508, ca.3 miles (5 km) south of junction 15 of the M1 motorway, 6 miles (10 km) south of Northampton and 11 miles (18 km) north of Milton Keynes. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 395.[2] The village is about 67 miles (107.8 km) north of London via the M1 junction 15. The West Coast Main Line intersects the village on its eastern side.

Ashton
St Michael and All Angels
Ashton Location within Northamptonshire
Population	389 (2001 Census) 395 (2011).[1]
OS grid reference	SP767499
• London	67 miles (107.8 km)
District	West Northamptonshire
Shire county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN7
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Northampton South
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.1421°N 0.8806°W / 52.1421; -0.8806

The villages name means 'At the ash-trees'.[3]

Governance

The village has a Parish Council and the Ashton website publishes name of councillors and their proceedings.[4]

Notable buildings

The church is dedicated to St Michael with the oldest parts 13th and 14th century. It was extensively restored in 1895. There are various monuments:

• Sir Philip de Lou (d.14th century)
• Sir John de Herteshull (c.1365)
• Robert Marriot (d.1584) and his family

The popular pub the Old Crown Inn, on Stoke Road also serves meals.

The village has a single Church of England primary school: Ashton C of E Primary School.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashton, West Northamptonshire.

• Map sources for Ashton, West Northamptonshire
• Ashton in the Domesday Book

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