Name | Ashton Keynes |
Alt names | Ashton-Keynes | source: Family History Library Catalog | | North End | source: hamlet in parish |
Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
Coordinates | 51.645°N 1.935°W |
Located in | Wiltshire, England |
See also | Highworth Cricklade and Staple Hundred, Wiltshire, England | hundred in which it was located | | Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural, Wiltshire, England | rural district, 1894 - 1974 | | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 1974-2009 | | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | 2009-- |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
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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Categories: Wiltshire, England | Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England | Highworth Cricklade and Staple Hundred, Wiltshire, England | Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural, Wiltshire, England | North Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England | Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England
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