Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Ashton-under-Lyne

American  
[ash-tuhn-uhn-der-lahyn] / ˈæʃ tənˌʌn dərˈlaɪn /

noun

  1. a borough in Greater Manchester metropolitan county, in W England.


Ashton-under-Lyne British  
/ laɪn /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Those ambitions started to be realised in 2015, when she was elected as the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne - a seat not far from her hometown.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

They were made via her Ashton-under-Lyne constituency office on 5 September 2025 - the day she resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Having sold her 25% share in the family home in Ashton-under-Lyne, Ms Rayner ceased to own any part of that property.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

She claimed it was the only home she owned because she had previously given up her stake in the family home in her constituency in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

Footnote 4: Mr Milner Gibson had found a seat at Ashton-under-Lyne.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Ashton-under-Lyne" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com