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Ashton Scrapbook
Over the last 54 years, this book has become a 'classic' for those wishing to study the history of Ashton village from its very earliest days to 1953. It is now reprinted.Click below for more information and how to buy a copy.
>>>Scrapbook - 1953
Over the last 54 years, this book has become a 'classic' for those wishing to study the history of Ashton village from its very earliest days to 1953. It is now reprinted.Click below for more information and how to buy a copy.
>>>Scrapbook -
Church:
St Michael & All Angels Church:
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The Parish Church of
St Michael and All Angels Ashton
St Michael and All Angels Ashton
Revd Michael Burton
St Mary's Vicarage
18 Hartwell Road
Roade
Northampton
NN7 2NT
(01604) 862284
Ashton Church Web site links:
www.acny.org.uk/16489
Roade Church Web site links:
www.acny.org.uk/16516
Hartwell Church Web site links:
www.acny.org.uk/16500
www.acny.org.uk/16489
Roade Church Web site links:
www.acny.org.uk/16516
Hartwell Church Web site links:
www.acny.org.uk/16500
A Note from the Vicarage
A big thank you to everyone in the village for making us so welcome when we arrived in this beautiful part of the country at the end of August. We emerged from the grey mists over the Pennine hills to find glorious sunshine awaiting us on our arrival...a good sign for the future!...and a great help when moving furniture (those of you who've moved home will appreciate the nightmare of a move in wet weather!)
Here's a little about ourselves by way of introduction so I'll start first.
Before ordination I left Leeds University with a degree in Agricultural Science (so countryside issues are close to my heart) and was then seconded by Bradford MC to train as an Environmental Health Officer. My ten years as an EHO were both interesting and enjoyable, particularly my time spent on the housing and food hygiene side of EH work. I then left to train for the ministry at St John's College, Nottingham. Two years later I served a four year curacy in Plymouth, seven years as a vicar in Paignton, before returning to "last of the summer wine country" to work within a team parish. Recreation wise I enjoy walking our little Staffie, Phoebe, gardening (edible things, mainly!), badminton and supporting Leeds United (a very divisive issue in our family).
Tim (16 years) and Sam (13 years) have both settled well at Roade School and are enjoying the excellent sport facilities there, as well as playing tennis at the village club. Both are musical, drums and electric guitar respectively...and were thrilled to bits on finding that our neighbours are musicians, fully equipped with drum kit and recording studio. Our daughter, Jude (18 years), is carrying on her studies in Huddersfield, so it's been hard moving without her.
My wife, Pat, has just begun an MSc course in Neuroscience at Kings College in London and is really enjoying the stimulation after sixteen years based in the home looking after children (although she's got no regrets on that front).
Anyway, enough of us for the moment, we very much look forward to getting to know you over the months ahead.
Mike and Pat, Jude, Tim and Sam
Benefice expansion:
Did you know that the benefice of Roade, Ashton and Hartwell has just expanded? We have now been joined by Collingtree and Courteenhall to become a 5-parish benefice. To make things easier, this is to be named the Salcey benefice. This does make a difference to us as a village as it means that the rector is now responsible for several hundred more people. He now has services, weddings, funerals and baptisms for two extra villages to attend to, as well as three Church schools.
Ashton War Memorial :
Is located to the left as you enter the Church
Is located to the left as you enter the Church
Ashton Church Yard Monument Inspection -
Thanks to all those who have spent so much time researching and documenting the graves in the Chuch yard. The resulting M.I. book is now available at £ 1.50 from
Ashton Church at Night:
This beautiful photograph taken by Myles Skinner of Ashton's
St Michael and All Angels church is available as a high quality print
St Michael and All Angels church is available as a high quality print
The size is approximately A4 ( 295 x 210 mm )
Price, £5 Profits to Church Funds
For more information contact:
Andrew on 01604 862904 email - andrew.fowler@ashtonvillage.co.uk
Marion on 01604 864254 email - marion.wilson@ashtonvillage.co.uk
Price, £5 Profits to Church Funds
For more information contact:
Andrew on 01604 862904 email -
Marion on 01604 864254 email -