Ashtons were a leading British house builder.

Ashtons were one of several pioneers of the British three bed semi, a style of house used frequently from the 1940s until the 1970s, they also built many four and five bedroomed detached houses.

Ashtons often concentrated their projects in small areas throughout Yorkshire and the North East of England, meaning that many towns were transformed by these Ashtons estates which were all very similar.

Some areas were previously small towns, however grew significantly since development by Ashtons.

The home was used to portray the couples aspiring middle class suburban lifestyle, in reality this perception of the homes may not have been accurate, due to the fact most Ashtons houses were part of larger social housing projects.

But the Ravenswoods and the wealthy Ashtons, who now own the former Ravenswood lands, are enemies, and Lucie's mother forces her daughter to break her engagement to Edgar and marry the wealthy Sir Arthur Bucklaw.

Ashtons built many houses around Cleckheaton and neighbouring Mirfield.

Winwick previously had a post office and currently has a community leisure centre, a pub ( the Swan ), a nail salon, Ashtons estate agency, a florist, as well as " Thorougoods ", a partner store of Bargain Booze.

Outside of the town centre, traditional shopping streets still exist in several areas including Fingerpost, Chain Lane, Ashtons Green Drive, The Concourse ( Parr ), Sutton ( Peckers Hill Road ) and the High Street and Park Road South areas of Newton-le-Willows.

For example David Ogdens offer tours and private hire coach facilities, as do Ashtons, Coachmaster, Ellisons, a company first established in St Helens in 1920, Red Kite and Hattons who in addition also supplies coach travel to St Helens RLFC and Warrington Wolves.

In 1841, cotton mill owners, the Ashtons built a day school in Crow Lane which was used as a Sunday School and for church services.

Dean Ashtons future looked increasingly uncertain after missing the fa cup game against West Ham through injury which meant Ashton was not cup tied.

Most Ashtons housing are built in close proximity with council housing ; Holt Park in Leeds was a joint project between Ashtons and Leeds City Council.

Ainsty in Wetherby is also a large mixed development with many Ashtons and Leeds City Council houses mixed in.

Many places such as Holt Park, Wetherby, Knottingley, Mirfield and Washington consist of many Ashtons houses.

Like most volume house builders, Ashtons had been criticised for the number of houses they had built.

Since the expansion of Kellingley Colliery and Ferrybridge Power Station in the 1960s and 1970s, demand for housing in Knottingley grew significantly, Ashtons took on most of this work throughout this period.

Ashtons undertook most private development in Wetherby over this area.

Ashtons also played a part in building the new town of Washington.

In the BBC Sitcom, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads, Bob Ferris and his wife Thelma purchase an Ashtons home in Newcastle upon Tyne.

In the 1976 film The Likely Lads, Bob then lives in a larger detached Ashtons home.

The following are large estates in which Ashtons housing made up a significant proportion.

The operations of its other plant in Rochdale and Leesona's former operations in Manchester were transferred to a recently acquired plant in the adjoining town of Heywood.

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