Ashton, North Northamptonshire Explained

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:SP7649

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]

History

The villages name means 'ash-tree farm/settlement'.[2]

Ashton was re-built[3] in 1900 by the Rothschild family for estate workers. It hosted the World Conker Championships, traditionally on the second Sunday of October, from 1965. Since 2009, this is held in Southwick.

The village is the birthplace of Miriam Rothschild, a noted 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]

Notable buildings

Ashton Wold was built in 1900 for the Honourable 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 and adjacent school building date from 1705, the manor house from the 15th century.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 27 June 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  3. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus. The Buildings of England  - Northamptonshire. 1961 . Yale University Press . London and New Haven . 978-0-300-09632-3 . 94–5.
  4. Web site: Dame Miriam Rothschild . The Guardian Newspaper. 22 January 2005 .
  5. Web site: Northamptonshire's oldest unsolved murder . The Northamptonshire Telegraph.