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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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The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne said she had been "exonerated" of the accusation that she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

In 2015, she was elected in the Greater Manchester constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne and rose quickly in Westminster, serving in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

From BBC ● May 12, 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

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

What was Preston, or Ashton-under-Lyne to him, more than Kensall Green is to him now?

From Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets by Marsden Hartley

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