Ashton-under-Lyne

American

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

noun

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

Ashton-under-Lyne British

/ laɪn /

noun

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

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The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne acknowledged there had been "a battle to pass this bill", but stressed that "its passage will be a historic achievement for this Labour government".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

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

Those ambitions started to be realised in 2015, when she was elected as the MP for Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester.

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

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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