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Ashton-in-Makerfield Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ashton-in-Makerfield

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Ashton-in-Makerfield history

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Etymology

The name Ashton derives from Old English and means the “farmstead where the ash-trees grow” It is a common name and is found locally in Ashton-under-Lyne and Ashton upon Mersey in Trafford. The town’s name was recorded as Eston in 1212.

Religious history

St Thomas’ Church of England parish church on Warrington Road has ancient origins although the present building was completed in 1893. The graveyard is the resting place of many of the 189 victims of the Wood Pit explosion (at Haydock on June 7 June 1878), the worst coal-mining disaster in Lancashire at the time. Hope Church on Heath Road was founded by Protestants opposed to the High Church ideals brought in by a new Vicar in the 1870s.

Coal mining and heavy industry

Ashton-in-Makerfield was part of the St. Helens Area of the South Lancashire Coalfield. The district was described by one observer as having “extensive collieries, cotton mills and potteries”, and famed for the manufacture of “hinges, locks, files and nails”

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23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Ashton-in-Makerfield places to visit

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

Ashton-in-Makerfield Ashton-in-Makerfield is a market town in Greater Manchester. It is 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of the town of Wigan. In 2001 it had a population of 28,505, increasing to 28,762 at the 2011 Census. The place has long been a centre for the manufacture of locks and hinges, but sits on the Lancashire Coalfield.

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