Ashton with Stodday explained

Official Name:Ashton with Stodday
Country:England
Region:North West England
Coordinates:54.01°N -2.82°W
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Static Image:Ashton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 6203177.jpg
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom City of Lancaster
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the City of Lancaster district

Ashton with Stodday is a former township and civil parish, now in the parish of Thurnham, in the Lancaster district, in Lancashire, England.

Ashton-with-Stodday was formerly a township in the parish of Lancaster.[1] The civil parish was created in 1866 within Lancaster Rural District. The hamlet of Stodday was transferred to Lancaster civil parish and borough in 1935. The parish was abolished and incorporated into Thurnham on 1 April 1980.[2] The population was recorded as 191 in 1871, 173 in 1931, 87 in 1961 and 109 in 1971. The parish was bordered on the north by the parish of Aldcliffe, on the west by the River Lune and on the south by the River Conder, and included the hamlets of Stodday and Conder Green and the estate of Ashton Hall.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Ashton, in Lancaster and Lancashire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 16 May 2024.
  2. Web site: The Lancaster (Parishes) Order 1980.