Ashton Cambridgeshire Map

About Ashton

Ashton lies quietly in the Cambridgeshire fens, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular, luminous quality in the soft, low light. It lies 5.6 km south-west of Market Deeping (from Market Deeping: bearing 222°T, OS grid TF 102 056), and is situated east-south-east of Bainton village. The land here, flat and fertile, stretches out in broad, cultivated fields, a patchwork quilt under the vast expanse of the heavens, lending a sense of spaciousness to the hamlet. Ancient drainage channels, remnants of a landscape reclaimed from the water, crisscross the terrain, their still surfaces reflecting the passing clouds like scattered fragments of sky. The air itself often carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil, a subtle perfume of the agricultural heart that beats within Ashton. Though small, Ashton possesses a quiet character, a place where the passage of time feels measured not by hurried footsteps, but by the slow turning of the seasons and the patient growth of the crops.

About This Ashton Map Page

Explore Ashton, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.637576, -0.372766. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.