Place:Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

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NameAshton Keynes
Alt namesAshton-Keynessource: Family History Library Catalog
North Endsource: hamlet in parish
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates51.645°N 1.935°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoHighworth Cricklade and Staple Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about 5 miles (8 km) south of Cirencester and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west of Cricklade. At the 2011 census the population of the parish was 1,400. The village lies within the Cotswold Water Park and is the only settlement substantially on both sides of the River Thames, which has many channels here. The centre of Ashton Keynes is 6.5 miles (10 km) from the river's source at Thames Head.

The parish includes the hamlet of North End.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Ashton Keynes.

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