Ashton-on-Ribble

Ashton-on-Ribble

Ashton-on-Ribble

Human settlement in England

Ashton-on-Ribble is a suburb in the West of Preston, Lancashire, England. The population at the 2021 Census was 8,700.[1] Ashton-on-Ribble was recorded in the Domesday Book.[2][3]

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Ashton-on-Ribble contains the historic Preston Docks, once the largest inland dock in Europe, the site is now largely residential living accommodation and leisure facilities. Ashton Park is within Ashton-on-Ribble, containing Ashton House, built in 1810 by Thomas Starkie Shuttleworth and later the home of Preston banker James Pedder.[4]

Demographics

The 2011 census records the ward's population at 4,459; in 2001 the recorded population was 4,430.[5][6] At the 2007 Preston Council election the ward had a valid electorate of 3,104.[7]

From the census results, 67.8% of the population considered themselves Christian.[8]

Geography

A ward in the western part of Preston, Ashton is largely suburban with large houses bordering the renewed Docklands area. Part of the ward is also made up of terraced housing, predominantly between Lane Ends shopping area and Ashton Park. The railway line from Preston railway station to Blackpool North railway station runs through the ward.

People

The actor Kenny Baker was a resident of Ashton-on-Ribble.[9]

The footballer Chris Ward was born in Ashton-on-Ribble.

The actress Maggie Ollerenshaw was born in Ashton-on-Ribble.

The historian AJP Taylor lived in Ashton-on Ribble from 1919 to 1929.[10]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ashton 2011 Census Ward (1237324272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "The Domesday Book Index". Haughton.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  3. [3]
    A History of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster, Fishwick, Henry.(1900)
  4. [4]
    "Ashton Park History". Visit Preston. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. [5]
    Office for National Statistics: Area: Ashton (Ward): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics
  6. [6]
    Office for National Statistics
  7. [7]
    Preston City Council Archived May 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. [8]
    Office for National Statistics: Area: Ashton (Ward): Religion, 2011 (KS209EW)
  9. [9]
    "Star Wars actor taken ill on plane". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  10. [10]
    Taylor, A. J. P. (1983). A personal history. London: Hamilton. ISBN 0-241-10972-8. OCLC 10162255.
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