Ashton is a village in the Eye, Moreton and Ashton civil parish of Herefordshire, England, and is 3 miles (5 km) north from Leominster, 15 miles (24 km) north from the city and county town of Hereford, and in the catchment area of the River Lugg. The village is on the A49 road; to the north is Brimfield. Bordering the village to the south-west is Berrington Hall.
| Ashton | |
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 The A49 in Ashton | |
  Ashton Location within Herefordshire | |
| OS grid reference | SO5164 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Recorded in the Domesday Book, Ashton was in the hundred of Leominster.[1] In the National Gazetteer of Britain and Ireland of 1868 it was listed as in the hundred of Wolphy.[2]
References edit
- ^ Ashton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "EYE, Herefordshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868". GENUKI. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links edit
Media related to Ashton, Herefordshire at Wikimedia Commons- Ashton, Herefordshire - Vision of Britain
- Ashton, Herefordshire - Explore Britain
- Geograph images for OS Grid SO5164
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