He was born in Ashton upon Mersey and educated at Malvern College, and at the University of Manchester.

* Ashton Sixth Form College, Ashton-under-Lyne

Sir Stewart Duke-Elder founded the Institute of Ophthalmology ( now an integral part of University College London ), and many key individuals, such as Sir Harold Ridley, Charles Schepens, Norman Ashton, Shomi S. Bhattacharya, Allen Foster, Gordon Johnson and Raymond Lund have carried out their research at Moorfields and the Institute.

Ashton International College was founded here in 1998.

Other colleges near to Hyde are, All Saints Catholic College and Ashton Sixth Form College.

Ashton graduated with a BSc in Sociology in 1977 from Bedford College, London ( now part of Royal Holloway, University of London ).

Sykes attended Mossley Hollins High School and studied A-level Religious Studies at Ashton Sixth Form College.

Now being classed as ' Campmount Technology College ' there has been financial advantages, leading to structural development including a new sports hall named the ' David Ashton Sports Hall ' after the legendary PE teacher who worked there for over 30 years.

Unlike most boxers of the period, Welsh had a privileged upbringing, at the age of four he attended Mr Mclune's Grammar School in Pontypridd and was privately educated at Long Ashton College in Clifton, Bristol.

He was brought up in Liverpool and was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Edward's College, and later by the Jesuits at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, where he was coached by former England Rugby Union Head Coach, Brian Ashton.

The same year, Audenshaw School also lead the field in terms of A-level results of Tameside's three schools providing sixth form education ; Audenshaw had an average of 1004. 9 points per pupil, nearly 250 points ahead of the second-place Ashton Sixth Form College.

One half of Holt Park was built as a council estate ; the other half as private housing-the latter being of the period ' Ashton ' design ( similar to many across Leeds such as Ainsty in Wetherby and Knottingley ), comprising a mixture of detached and semi-detached housing, and several apartments.

This came about after an agreement between Norman Ashton ( an experienced developer ) and Leeds City Council to create a new ' village ' within the city, which would include a mixture of private and council housng stock with shops and leisure facilities.

Other features of Hillhead include Ashton Lane, Western Baths, Hillhead High School, Glasgow Academy ( a private school ), and the Kelvinbridge, which straddles the River Kelvin which used to form an eastern boundary between Hillhead and Glasgow, until Hillhead's incoporation into the city.

It is directly attached to the private office of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, currently Catherine Ashton, and is formally part of the European External Action Service.

With the coming of the Ashton Canal in 1797, the colliery was connected to it by means of a private branch.

With the coming of the Ashton Canal in 1797, the colliery was connected to it by means of a private branch.

Yary gave credit for his Hall of Fame induction to his former coaches, John Ashton ( high school ) John McKay ( college ) and Bud Grant ( professional ).

This Present Darkness takes place in the small college town of Ashton.

* March 20 – Catherine Ashton, British politician

* British — Ashton, Helen: Pierrot in Town ( 1913 ); Barrington, Pamela: White Pierrot ( 1932 ); Callaghan, Stella: " Pierrot and the Black Cat " ( 1921 ), Pierrot of the World ( 1923 ); Deakin, Dorothea: The Poet and the Pierrot ( 1905 ); Herring, Paul: The Pierrots on the Pier: A Holiday Entertainment ( 1914 ); Priestley, J. B .: The Good Companions ( 1929 ; plot follows fortunes of a Pierrot troupe, The Dinky Doos ; has had many adaptations, for stage, screen, TV, and radio ).

* Norman Ashton, British housing developer, notable for work in the North of England in the 1960s and 1970s.

* Avro Ashton, a 1950s British experimental jet airliner

The " Ashton " part probably derives from the Anglo-Saxon meaning " settlement by ash trees ", the origin of the " under-Lyne " element is less clear: it could derive from the British lemo meaning elm, or may refer to Ashton being " under the line " of the Pennines.

Ashton experiences a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters.

Brian Carlson scored the only Australian try ten minutes from time-much too late to prevent British captain Eric Ashton from collecting the World Cup.

* Joseph Ashton ( politician ) ( born 1933 ) former British MP, usually known as Joe Ashton

Joseph William Ashton OBE ( born 9 October 1933 ), usually known as Joe Ashton, is a British Labour Party politician who was known for his defence of the rights of Labour Members of Parliament ( MPs ) against the demands of the left-wing of the party to subject them to mandatory reselection.

David Alan Heyes ( born 2 April 1946 ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Ashton under Lyne since 2001.

John Mann ( born 10 January 1960 ) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Bassetlaw since 2001, after the retirement of previous MP Joe Ashton.

Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs and is based at Ashton Fields.

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, PC ( born 20 March 1956 ) is a British Labour politician who in 2009 became the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

The Ashton Canal was one of seven stretches of canal, formerly designated as remainder waterways, which were re-classified by the British Waterways Act of 8 February 1983.

Although much of Balanchine's work epitomized the genre, some choreographers like the British Frederick Ashton and Kenneth MacMillan were also great neoclassical choreographers.

The pioneer of British Art Therapy, Edward Adamson and his partner and collaborator, John Timlin, were regular visitors to Ashton Wold.

Musicals Society concert was held February 13-16, 2008 at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, British Columbia, directed by Scott Ashton Swan.

" Of all the leading British choreographers, Darrell is most like Ashton in being sensitive to the spirit of the time ; not just following fashion, but feeling the way people move, think and behave, and reflecting it in his work "

After the death of Richard Molyneux in 1738 and his widow in 1766, Woolton Hall was acquired by Nicholas Ashton, High Sheriff of Lancashire, whose father was one of the original undertakers and the principal financier of the Sankey Canal, the first canal of the British industrial revolution.

Ashton Pelham-Martyn ( Ash ) is the son of a British botanical scientist traveling through India, who is born on the road shortly before the Sepoy uprising of 1857.

In the House of Commons of Canada, The Pas is part of the Churchill riding, held by NDP MP Niki Ashton.

Notable authors whose works may be preserved in Canada but not other parts of the world include Clark Ashton Smith, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Carl Jung, A.

* Chez Ashton, a popular fast food restaurant chain in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Steve Ashton ( born February 29, 1956 in Surrey, England ) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

Brian Ashton was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest.

Simpson was born in Ashton, Canada West ( now Ontario ), and educated at Ashton and Carleton Place.