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Ashton-in-Makerfield
The village of Ashton-in-Makerfield is a small community in the valley of the River Tame, just south of Wigan and five miles north east of Manchester. It has been an important centre for over 1000 years.
Since it’s founding, Ashton-in-Makerfield has had many different names such as ‘Aesctun’ or Æscetone,’ ‘Aescetuna,’ and most famously, ‘Ashton.’ However, it was not until 1226 that its name became formalized to what we know today.
Local History
Historic monuments near Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Up Holland Benedictine priory – 7.87 km away
- Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall – 9.46 km away
- Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building – 7.26 km away
- Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall – 9.73 km away
- Winstanley moated site and five fishponds – 5.35 km away
- Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House – 8.24 km away