Ashton, Herefordshire

For other places with the same name, see Ashton.
Ashton

The A49 in Ashton
Ashton
 Ashton shown within Herefordshire
OS grid referenceSO5164
Civil parishEye, Moreton and Ashton
Unitary authorityHerefordshire
Ceremonial countyHerefordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
UK ParliamentNorth Herefordshire
List of places
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Herefordshire

Coordinates: 52°16′34″N 2°42′39″W / 52.2761°N 2.71093°W / 52.2761; -2.71093

Ashton is a settlement in Herefordshire, England. Recorded in the Domesday Book, it 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]

The hamlet lies on the A49 road; to the north is Brimfield; to the southwest is Berrington Hall.

References

  1. Ashton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. "EYE, Herefordshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868". GENUKI. Retrieved 2 June 2012.

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