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Ashton Northamptonshire Map

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Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: North Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Ashton, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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PlaceAshton
Traditional CountyNorthamptonshire
Unitary AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.482392
Longitude-0.446813
Place TypeVillage

About Ashton

Ashton exhales a quiet composure across the Northamptonshire landscape, defined by its limestone cottages and the steady, unsentimental pulse of the surrounding fields. It lies 0.9 miles east of Oundle (from Oundle: bearing 84°T, OS grid TL 055 882). Sunlight catches the pale, porous stone of the architecture, casting shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the earth. Traces of ancient occupation linger in the soil nearby, where the Ashton Roman Small Town once thrived, leaving a silent, subterranean legacy beneath the modern plough. Beyond the quiet lanes, the land slopes towards the meandering path of the Polebrook Brook, which cuts through the heavy clay with a persistent, silver clarity. The atmosphere remains undisturbed by the clamour of larger transit hubs, favouring instead the rhythmic rustle of wind through mature hedgerows. Ashton maintains a precise, understated grace that persists even as the seasons alter the colour of the horizon. These fields hold a memory of human persistence, where the weight of centuries is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring utility of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ashton Roman Small Town North East Of Oundle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 313° NW · 33 ha
  • Saxon Settlement Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 270° W · 2 ha
  • Here am I, Send Me (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 275° W
  • Polebrook Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 147° SSE
  • South Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Rodolphe Stahl Theatre (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 266° W
  • Oundle Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 264° W
  • Barnwell Country Park (Park) — 1.4 mi, 243° WSW
  • River Nene (River) — 1.6 mi, 235° SW
  • Lily Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 101° E
  • Barnwell Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 193° SSW
  • Barnwell, St Andrew'S Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 187° S · 13 ha
  • Bluebell Lakes (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 356° N
  • The Slade (Valley) — 2.8 mi, 097° E
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 010° N
  • Fotheringhay Castle (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 009° N
  • Short Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 308° NW · 25 ha
  • Mill Stream (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 007° N
  • Stock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 054° NE
  • Glapthorn Cow Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 293° WNW · 28 ha
  • Elton Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.5 mi, 036° NE · 140 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 4.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Lyveden New Bield (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.8 mi, 249° WSW · 26 ha
  • Lyveden (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 251° WSW
  • Prebendal Manor (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 007° N
  • Apethorpe Palace (Historic House / Palace) — 4.9 mi, 337° NNW
  • Village Stocks (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 339° NNW
  • Lady Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • Yarwell Mill Country Park (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • Fermyn Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 5.8 mi, 255° WSW

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About This Ashton Map Page

Explore Ashton, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.482392, -0.446813. 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.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.