Ashton-on-Ribble

Ashton
Ashton is located in Preston
Ashton
Ashton
Location in Preston
Ashton is located in Lancashire
Ashton
Ashton
Location within Lancashire
Population8,700 (2021)
District
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPRESTON
Postcode districtPR2
Dialling code01772
UK Parliament
CouncillorsLiz Atkins - Labour

Robert Boswell - Labour

James Hull - Labour
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°45′54″N 2°43′44″W / 53.765°N 2.729°W / 53.765; -2.729

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

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]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ashton 2011 Census Ward (1237324272)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. ^ "The Domesday Book Index". Haughton.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  3. ^ A History of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster, Fishwick, Henry.(1900)
  4. ^ "Ashton Park History". Visit Preston. Retrieved 29 November 2023.