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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

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An air ambulance took the toddler to hospital following the incident in Buttermere Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, at 17:40 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Ashton-under-Lyne MP Rayner quit as deputy prime minister and housing secretary last month after it emerged she had failed to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove, East Sussex.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 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

They claimed she was currently registered at three addresses - in Ashton-under-Lyne, London and Hove.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Also any particulars of the family, from the commencement of their residence at High Ashes, in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, co.

From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

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