Ashton | |
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Rural locality | |
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| Coordinates: 44°02′S 171°46′E / 44.033°S 171.767°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury |
| Territorial authority | Ashburton District |
| Ward | Eastern |
Ashton is a lightly populated locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.[1] It is situated on the Canterbury Plains south of Ashburton, on the Pacific Ocean coastline. It is on the southern side of the Ashburton River / Hakatere's mouth. Nearby settlements include Huntingdon and Wheatstone to the north, Waterton to the southwest, and across the Ashburton River / Hakatere, Riverside to the northeast.
- ^ "Place name detail: Ashton". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 22 January 2008.