Visit Ashton upon Mersey Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ashton upon Mersey

  

Ashton upon Mersey Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashton upon Mersey

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Ashton upon Mersey history

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A 4th century hoard of 46 Roman coins was discovered in Ashton upon Mersey. It is one of four known hoards dating from that period discovered within the Mersey basin. “Ashton” is Old English for “village near the ash trees”

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57 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Ashton upon Mersey places to visit

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Ashton upon Mersey has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ashton upon Mersey’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ashton upon Mersey’s information audio spots:

Chorlton Poor Law Union Chorlton Poor Law Union was founded in January 1837 in response to the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 . It was overseen by an elected board of 19 guardians representing the 12 parishes in the area it served .

St Ann’s, Stretford St Ann’s Church, Stretford is a Grade II listed Roman Catholic church . It was constructed between 1862 and 1863, on the east side of the A56 Chester Road . The parish functions under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford .

Municipal Borough of Stretford Stretford was, from 1868 to 1974, a local government district coterminate with the town of Stretford, Lancashire.

Municipal Borough of Sale Sale was, from 1867 to 1974, a district in Cheshire. The district had the status of local government district, urban district and municipal borough. Its area now forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford.

St Martin’s Church, Ashton upon Mersey St Martin’s Church is in Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, a district of Sale, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Flixton House Flixton House was built in 1806 by the Wright family, who had become wealthy land owners. Ralph Wright in 1826 closed several footpaths across his estate, which the public had until then been allowed access to. In response to the closure, the people of Flixon initiated and funded a court case against Wright, one of the first footpath battles in England.

St Michael’s Church, Flixton St Michael’s Church, Flixton, Greater Manchester, is an Anglican parish church dedicated to Michael the Archangel. It lies in the Diocese of Manchester, in the Anglican Diocese previously in Lichfield.

Woodheys Park Woodheys Park, also known as Pinky Park, is located at Kenmore Road, off Woodhouse Lane in Sale, Greater Manchester. The park is approximately 7.5 hectares (18.53 acres) in size and is situated close to the catchment areas of Sale, Broadheath and Timperley.

Timperley tram stop Timperley is a tram stop on the Altrincham Line of Greater Manchester’s light-rail Metrolink system. It opened on 15 June 1992 as part of Phase 1 of the system’s expansion.

Broadheath, Greater Manchester Broadheath is a town in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Historically part of Cheshire, it had a population at the 2011 census of 12,538.

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