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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

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

The threats were made via Rayner's Ashton-under-Lyne constituency office on 5 September 2025 – the day she resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

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

The Thompson family had moved from Preston to Ashton-under-Lyne, where proximity to Manchester made it possible for the young medical student to spend his nights at home.

From The Hound of Heaven by Thompson, Francis

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