Ashton, North Northamptonshire should not be confused with Ashton, West Northamptonshire.
| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Village Green, Ashton, East Northamptonshire.jpg |
| Static Image Alt: | The Village Green, Ashton |
| Static Image Caption: | The Village Green at Ashton |
| Coordinates: | 52.482°N -0.4476°W |
| Official Name: | Ashton |
| Population: | 219 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Shire District: | North Northamptonshire |
| Shire County: | Northamptonshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode District: | PE8 |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Dial Code: | 01832 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL0588 |
Ashton is a village and civil parish about ¾ mile east of Oundle in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire forming part of the unitary authority of North Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 219.[1]
The villages name means 'ash-tree farm/settlement'.[2]
Ashton was re-built[3] in 1900 by the Rothschild family for estate workers.
The village is the birthplace of Miriam Rothschild, natural scientist and author.[4]
In 1952 George and Lillian Peach were murdered at their home in the village. The crime remains Northamptonshire's oldest unsolved murder case.[5]
The World Conker Championships was founded at Ashton in 1965 when a group of anglers held a conker contest at the Chequered Skipper pub when the weather was too bad to go fishing.[6] The event was held in Ashton for 45 years before moving to a larger venue in Southwick, Northamptonshire in 2009.[7]
Ashton Wold house was built in 1900 for Charles Rothschild[3] (d. 1923). The architect was William Huckvale and the house is in the Tudor style.
Many of the cottages in the village date from 1900–01 and were designed by Huckvale. Two more cottages were added in 1945 in the same style; Pevsner[3] refers to Ashton as a model village. The cottages are Tudor style and thatched. Almost all of the buildings the village are Grade II or II* listed.
The Creed Chapel (or the Chapel of St Mary Magdalene) and adjacent school room date from circa 1705 and is Grade II listed. The manor house is from the 15th century.[3]