Place:Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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Name
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Alternate names
Ashton-in-Mackerfield     (Family History Library Catalog)
Ashton-le-Willows     (Family History Library Catalog)
Type
Town
Coordinates
53.483°N 2.65°W
Located in
Lancashire, England
Also located in
Greater Manchester, England

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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Ashton-in-Makerfield (or archaically Ashton-in-the-Willows) is a town both in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, AND the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England.

In 2001 the town had a population of 28,505. Ashton straddles the local government boundary between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and St.Helens.

The wider district of Ashton-in-Makerfield consists of Town Green, Stubshaw Cross, Bryn, Tithe Barn Hillock, Downall Green, Landgate, Bryn Gates, and Garswood. It is split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens. Historically part of Lancashire, the district is situated in a former coal mining area.

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