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  1. Ashburton, Devon

    Street in Ashburton small country England region South West England shire county Devon shire district Teignbridge civil parish Ashburton official name Ashburton population 3,909 population ref United ... constituency Totnes Ashburton is a small town on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon , adjacent to the A38 road A38 Devon Expressway. It was formerly important as a stannary town a centre for the administration ..., Totnes and South Devon Railway that opened on 1 May 1872. Ashburton railway station closed to passengers ... commonscat Ashburton, Devon http www.ashburton.org Official town website dmoz Regional Europe United Kingdom England Devon Ashburton http www.devon.gov.uk localstudies 100047 1.html Devon Local Studies Ashburton community page Devon Settlements of Dartmoor Category Dartmoor Category Market towns in Devon Category Towns in Devon de Ashburton Devon fr Ashburton Devon hr Ashburton, Devon it Ashburton Devon la Ashburton nl Ashburton Devon nn Ashburton i Devon pl Ashburton Anglia ro Ashburton, Devon ... 3,500. Ashburton has six pubs within the centre of town, and two restaurants. History The name is recorded in the Domesday Book 1086 as Essebretone . During the English Civil War , Ashburton ... used to be famous for a beverage known as Ashburton Pop, possibly a Methode Champagnoise type ... p 356. Retrieved on 2008 11 21 ref ref http nq.oxfordjournals.org cgi reprint 172 3 50 a Ashburton Pop corks , Notes and Queries 1937 172 50 ref Ashburton Carnival is one of the oldest, possibly the oldest, surviving in Devon. Written records date it back to 1891, but it is believed to have been started in the mid 1880s to raise funds for a new hospital. Politics Ashburton was the first place to elect ... Laud Hope Alan Hope , a local publican, who was elected unopposed to Ashburton Town Council in 1989. He subsequently became Deputy Mayor and later Mayor of Ashburton. The town is one of a few to still ... Norman . ref Pevsner, N. 1952 South Devon , Penguin Books pp. 38 39 ref Saint Gulval s Well is probably ...   more details



  1. Ashburton

    Ashburton may refer to United Kingdom Ashburton, Devon , a town in England Ashburton UK Parliament constituency , a former UK Parliamentary constituency Ashburton, London , an area in the London Borough of Croydon, England Ashburton ward , a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, England Ashburton Grove , the location of the Emirates Stadium, home of London s Arsenal Football Club Ashburton Learning Village , in Croydon New Zealand Ashburton, New Zealand , a town in Canterbury Ashburton Aerodrome , a small airport serving Ashburton Ashburton County , one of the counties of New Zealand Ashburton New Zealand electorate , a former electorate in New Zealand Australia Ashburton, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne Shire of Ashburton , a shire in Western Australia Electoral district of Ashburton , a former state electorate in Western Australia United States Ashburton, Baltimore , Maryland, a neighborhood See also Baron Ashburton , British title Ashburton Jersey Limited Ashburton River disambiguation geodis de Ashburton fr Ashburton ko hr Ashburton it Ashburton nl Ashburton ja no Ashburton pl Ashburton ru ...   more details



  1. Baron Ashburton

    Image AlexanderBaring.jpg thumb 200px Alexander Baring, br 1st Baron Ashburton Baron Ashburton , of Ashburton, Devon Ashburton in the County of Devon , is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage ... 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. rayment lundy DEFAULTSORT Ashburton Category Baronies Category Extinct baronies Category People from Ashburton, Devon Category Baring family Baron ... politician, John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton Sir John Dunning . This creation became extinct in 1823 ... in 1835 for the financier and Tory politician Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton Alexander Baring ... Baring family, Lord Ashburton was the second son of Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet , the uncle of Francis ... Baron Howick of Glendale . Lord Ashburton was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He held ... House of Commons House of Commons . The town of Ashburton, New Zealand is named after him. He ... son Giles Baring was a successful cricketer. List of titleholders Barons Ashburton, First Creation 1782 Image Baron Ashburton 1st creation coa.png thumb right200px The coat of arms of the Barons Ashburton first creation . John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton 1731 1783 Richard Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton Richard Barre Dunning, 2nd Baron Ashburton 1782 1823 Coat of arms Arms Bendy Dexter and sinister .... Motto Studiis et rebus honestis for studies and other honest pursuits Barons Ashburton, Second Creation 1835 Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton 1774 1848 William Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton 1799 1864 Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton 1800 1868 Alexander Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton Alexander Hugh Baring, 4th Baron Ashburton 1835 1889 Francis Denzil Edward Baring, 5th Baron Ashburton 1866 1938 Alexander Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton Alexander Francis St Vincent Baring, 6th Baron Ashburton 1898 1991 John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton b. 1928 The heir apparent is the present holder s son the Hon ...   more details



  1. Ashburton River

    Ashburton River may refer to Ashburton River New Zealand Ashburton River Western Australia geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages lb Ashburton River ...   more details



  1. Ashburton Domain

    Infobox cricket ground ground name Ashburton Domain nickname country New Zealand image Ashburton NZ aerial.jpg caption View of Ashburton Domain lower centre location Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton , New Zealand establishment 1884 first recorded match seating capacity end1 end2 club1 Canterbury cricket team Canterbury year1 1981&ndash 1988 date 1 November year 2011 source http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 21 1397.html Ground profile Ashburton Domain is a cricket ground in Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton , Canterbury Region Canterbury , New Zealand . The first recorded match on the ground came when Ashburton Country played the touring Tasmania cricket team Tasmania team in 1884. ref cite web url http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 21 1397 misc.html title Other matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton publisher CricketArchive accessdate 1 November 2011 ref The ground later held its first major match when Canterbury cricket team Canterbury played Otago cricket team Otago in the 1980 81 New Zealand limited overs cricket trophy Shell Cup . Three further List A matches have been held on the ground, the last of which saw Canterbury play Central Districts cricket team Central Districts in the 1988 89 Shell Cup. ref cite web url http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 21 1397 a.html title First Class Matches played on Ashburton Domain, Ashburton publisher CricketArchive accessdate 1 November 2011 ref References reflist External links http www.espncricinfo.com newzealand content ground 58905.html Ashburton Domain at ESPNcricinfo http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 21 1397.html Ashburton Domain at CricketArchive coord 43 53 52.35 S 171 44 57.05 E type landmark scale 2000 region NL display title Category Cricket grounds in New Zealand Category Sport in the Canterbury Region Category Buildings and structures in the Canterbury Region ...   more details



  1. Ashburton Guardian

    unreferenced date August 2008 Infobox Newspaper name Ashburton Guardian image caption type Daily except Sunday Newspaper format Broadsheet foundation 1879 owners Ashburton Guardian Company Ltd editor circulation 5,555 headquarters Ashburton, New Zealand ISSN website http www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz The Ashburton Guardian is a daily newspaper published in Ashburton, New Zealand according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations UK Audit Bureau of Circulation in New Zealand it has a readership of approximately 11,000 and a circulation of 5,554. The newspaper is a member of the New Zealand Press Association . According to the Newspaper Publishers Association of New Zealand the Ashburton Guardian was first published in September 1879. NZ newspaper Category Newspapers published in New Zealand Category Canterbury Region NewZealand newspaper stub ...   more details



  1. Ashburton Collegiate

    One source date March 2008 Mid Canterbury Football Club is a soccer club in Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton , New Zealand . External links http www.ultimatenzsoccer.com Database id1411.htm The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Clubs based in Canterbury Category New Zealand association football clubs NewZealand footyclub stub ...   more details



  1. Ashburton County

    Infobox Former Subdivision conventional long name Ashburton County common name Ashburton County subdivision County New Zealand County nation New Zealand p1 s1 flag s1 year start 1876 event end year end 1989 date end image coat image map capital Ashburton, New Zealand stat area1 stat pop1 stat year1 category today Canterbury Region footnotes Ashburton County was one of the counties of New Zealand in the South Island . See also List of counties of New Zealand 1966 coord missing New Zealand Category Counties of New Zealand Category Canterbury Region Canterbury geo stub ...   more details



  1. Ashburton, Victoria

    Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Ashburton city Melbourne state vic image Ashburton High Street.jpg caption High Street, Ashburton lga City of Boroondara postcode 3147 coordinates coord 37 52 ... abs Census 2006 AUS id SSC21031 name Ashburton State Suburb accessdate 26 September 2007 quick on ref ... East near se Chadstone, Victoria Chadstone Ashburton is a suburb in Melbourne , Victoria Australia ... district . ref http www.postcodes australia.com areas vic hawthorn ashburton ref Its Local Government ... 2006 Census , Ashburton had a population of 7173. History Ashburton Post Office opened on 15 December ...?SortBy VIC&country accessdate 11 April 2008 ref Today Ashburton features a retail area around High Street, Melbourne High Street , has two train stations Ashburton railway station, Melbourne Ashburton ... contains student housing operated by the Ashburton Baptist Church due to its proximity to the Holmesglen ... University of Technology Swinburne University Hawthorn, Victoria Hawthorn Campus . The Ashburton Baptist, Catholic and Anglican Churches also run the Ashburton Asylum Seeker Support Group ... and Kim country ref She was referring to Ashburton to being like the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes ... moves by the Victorian Government in 2009 to close small Police stations such as Ashburton s. ref name ... in crime worsened among the community ref name abc.net.au when a 89 year old Ashburton resident ... www.heraldsun.com.au news women charged with murder of elderly ashburton man story e6frf7jo 1225767219465 ref Education Ashburton has three primary schools, Solway Primary School ref http www.solway.vic.edu.au ref , Saint Michael s Parish School and Ashburton Primary School. Solway Primary School is located on Winton Road, St Michael s on High Street, and Ashburton PS on Fakenham Rd. Recreation Ashburton hosts the following recreational interests Ashburton Pool and Recreation Center YMCA Solway ... Falcons ref http www.solwaybasketball.com.au ref Auskick at Watson Park Ashburton United Soccer ...   more details



  1. Shire of Ashburton

    Infobox Australian Place type lga name Shire of Ashburton state wa image Ashburton LGA WA.png imagesize 180 caption Location in Western Australia pop formatnum 6730 pop footnotes 2010 ref cite web url http www.abs.gov.au ausstats abs .nsf Products 3218.0 2009 10 Main Features Western Australia?OpenDocument title Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009 10 Western Australia author Australian Bureau of Statistics date 31 March 2011 accessdate 10 May 2011 ref area 101240 est 1972 seat Tom Price, Western Australia Tom Price mayor Leanne Corker region Pilbara logo url http www.ashburton.wa.gov.au stategov Electoral district of North West North West , Electoral district of Pilbara Pilbara fedgov ... of Exmouth Exmouth The Shire of Ashburton is one of the four Local Government Areas of Western ... of the land in Ashburton is taken up by pastoral lease s. Other industries important to Ashburton include iron ore mining , oil , natural gas , fishing and tourism . Ashburton also contains the Karijini National Park . Climate The climate of Ashburton is dry and very hot. Mean maximum daily temperatures ... in two early road districts Ashburton 1887 , based in Onslow, and Tableland 1896 , based in the Hamersley ... the two merged to form the Shire of West Pilbara, which was renamed Shire of Ashburton in December ... Paraburdoo 2 councillors Ashburton Onslow Pannawonica Tableland Towns Tom Price, Western Australia ... reflist Further reading 1993 Ashburton Shire brief history, named Shire of Ashburton 18 Dec. 1987 with the main offices in Tom Price, crest described Shire of Ashburton directory, 1993, p.  13 External links http www.ashburton.wa.gov.au Shire of Ashburton Local Government Areas of WA Towns in the Shire of Ashburton coord 22.694 117.795 type adm2nd region AU WA format dms display title coords of seat Category Local Government Areas of Western Australia Ashburton Category Pilbara de Ashburton Shire fr Comt d Ashburton it Contea di Ashburton nl Shire of Ashburton sv Ashburton Shire zh ...   more details



  1. Ashburton, London

    Infobox UK place official name Ashburton region London country England latitude 51.387849 longitude 0.067509 map type Greater London post town CROYDON postcode area CR postcode district CR0 post town1 LONDON postcode area1 SE postcode district1 SE25 dial code 020 os grid reference TQ344672 london borough Croydon constituency westminster Croydon Central UK Parliament constituency Croydon Central Ashburton is a small neighbourhood in the London Borough of Croydon neighbouring South Norwood , Shirley, London Shirley , Addiscombe and Woodside, London Woodside . The area is mostly home to residential houses and flats. Most in the area would describe themselves as living in Shirley or Addiscombe. Ashburton was named after Ashburton House, one of the three big houses in the Addiscombe area. Ashburton Park was opened on the site of Stroud Green House, which was later developed into a boys home and convent. The former Ashburton Library was housed in the convent s chapel and dormitory buildings. It is now a listed building but the library is part of the new Ashburton Learning Village round the corner. The area s only claim to national fame came in 1866 when part of Stroud Green Farm was leased as a race course and for some years crowds flocked to the area on race days. Woodside tram stop Woodside railway station , opened in 1871, owes its existence to these crowds. It was so constructed that horses could be brought by rail to the course. The race course closed in 1890 but the station continued in service until the arrival of Tramlink tram services . A new state of the art centre, the Ashburton Learning Village, was opened in Ashburton on the old A Block of a secondary school in 2005. This includes the Ashburton Library, Ashburton Community School and rooms used for adult learning ... 2007 . Ashburton ward Ashburton is the name of a ward for Croydon Council electoral purposes, covering ... end of Shirley around the Glade and Addiscombe Road. See also Ashburton ward LB Croydon ...   more details



  1. Ashburton (ward)

    File Croydon Ashburton ward.PNG thumb right 280px The ward of Ashburton red shown within the Croydon Central UK Parliament constituency Croydon Central constituency orange within the London Borough of Croydon yellow Ashburton is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon , in London in the United Kingdom . The ward is wider than the Ashburton, London Ashburton area, covering the main retail area of Addiscombe , the Stroud Green, Tollgate and Longheath Garden estates, and large parts of northern Shirley, London Shirley . The ward currently forms part of the Croydon Central UK Parliament constituency Croydon Central constituency, which is one of the most marginal in the country, 75 votes separating the Conservative Party UK Conservatives and Labour Party UK Labour . The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. At the London local elections 2006 Lindsay Frost, Eddy Arram, and Avril Slipper were elected to the council. All of them were running as Conservative Party UK Conservative Party candidates. Ward result Election box begin title Ashburton, London Ashburton 3 Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Lindsay Frost votes 2,513 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Eddy Arram votes 2,431 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Avril Slipper votes 2,390 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate Rona MacDonald votes 1,057 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate Peter Spalding votes 971 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate Jitinder Singh votes 904 percentage change Election box candidate with party link party Green Party of England and Wales candidate Bernice ... dande elections results local ashburton Council Elections 2006 results Ashburton http www.croydonconservatives.com ...   more details



  1. Ashburton College

    Infobox school name Ashburton College seal image motto Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment ref cite web url http www.ashburtoncollege.ac.nz new title Welcome publisher Ashburton College ref established principal Grant McMillan ref cite news url http www.ashburtonguardian.co.nz index.asp?articleid 12630 title Luckiest person in education date 6 February 2009 first Amanda last Durry publisher Ashburton Guardian ref address Walnut Avenue, br Ashburton, br New Zealand coordinates coord 43.8921 171.7514 region NZ CAN type edu display inline,title type State, Co educational, Secondary, years 9 13 roll 1,200 decile 7 MOE 351 homepage http www.ashburtoncollege.ac.nz ashburtoncollege.ac.nz Ashburton College is a decile 7 school in Ashburton, New Zealand , catering for years 9 13. Ashburton College has a roll of approximately 1200 students and 135 staff, including 87 full time and part time teachers. The most recent ERO report was in 2007. Education Review Office . International Students The College accepts a small number of international students each year through both student exchanges and as direct enrolments. Critical praise Deputy principal Scott Haines was awarded ... ref Ashburton College in the Media Media Coverage. Given Ashburton College s status as the much larger of two secondary schools in Mid Canterbury and the only secondary school based in Ashburton Mount Hutt College is in Methven the local daily newspaper, The Ashburton Guardian , provides a lot ... O Neill tenor Hayden Roulston Olympic silver medal cyclist Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory Infobox observatory name Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory background image caption organization code location Ashburton College, Canterbury , New Zealand coords coord 43.8921 171.7530 region NZ ... name telescope3 type telescope4 name telescope4 type The Ashburton Astronomy Group Observatory is situated in the grounds of Ashburton College. The building and equipment is owned by the college ...   more details



  1. Ashburton Park

    Cleanup date September 2011 Ashburton Park is a park located in Woodside, London Woodside , in the London Borough of Croydon , and takes its name from nearby Ashburton, London Ashburton . The park is located next to Woodside tram stop , where Tramlink routes Tramlink route 1 1 and Tramlink route 2 2 service the park. It is on the junction of Lower Addiscombe Road and Spring Lane. The park covers an area of 18 acres 7.49 hectares . The park includes a village green and a caf . The estate which now forms the park was at one point owned by Henry Dorling , first clerk to the course at Epsom Downs Racecourse and Mrs Beeton s stepfather. ref cite web url http www.croydononline.org history places parks and open spaces ashburtonpark.asp title Ashburton Park work Croydon Online accessdate 2009 08 27 ref See also List of Parks and Open Spaces in Croydon Woodside Green Ashburton Learning Village Brickfields Meadow South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Recreation Ground South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood References reflist External links http www.croydon.gov.uk leisure parksrecreation additionalitems openspacesa z parkshistory ashburtonhistory?a 5441 History on Croydon Council website oscoor gbx TQ346669 Green Croydon coord 51.38519 0.06709 type landmark region GB source enwiki osgb36 TQ346669 display title Category Parks and open spaces in Croydon London geo stub nn Ashburton Park ...   more details



  1. Ashburton House

    Infobox NRHP name Ashburton House nrhp type nrhp type nhl image St. John s Church DC 2nd building.JPG caption location 1525 H St., NW., Washington, D.C. lat degrees 38 lat minutes 54 lat seconds 1 lat direction N long degrees 77 long minutes 2 long seconds 9 long direction W coord parameters region US DC type landmark locmapin United States Washington, D.C. central area built 1836 ref http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NHLS Text 73002071.pdf ref architect Matthew St. Glair Clarke architecture No Style Listed designated nrhp type November 7, 1973 ref name nhlsum cite web url http tps.cr.nps.gov nhl detail.cfm?ResourceId 1397&ResourceType Building title Ashburton House accessdate 2008 04 29 work National Historic Landmark summary listing publisher National Park Service ref added November 7, 1973 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref governing body Private refnum 73002071 Ashburton House , also known as St. John s Church Parish House or British Legation , is a house on Lafayette Square Historic District Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. . It was the site of 10 months of U.S. British negotiations leading to the Webster Ashburton Treaty of 1842. This settled U.S. Canada border disputes and ended the Aroostook War . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. ref name nhlsum ref name nrhpinv2 Cite document title PDFlink http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NHLS Text 73002071.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination St. John s Church Parish House Ashburton House British Legation 32  KB date April 13, 1973 author Benjamin Levy and Paul Ghioto publisher National Park Service postscript None and PDFlink http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NHLS Photos ... Reflist External links Commons category Ashburton House http hdl.loc.gov loc.pnp hhh.dc0468 St. John s Church, Ashburton House, Sixteenth & H Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC ...,,0, 8.802345337608363 Ashburton House on Google Street View Registered Historic Places Category National ...   more details



  1. Ashburton, Baltimore

    Ashburton is a neighborhood in the Forest Park Baltimore Forest Park region of Northwestern Baltimore City . It is located near Maryland Route 26 Liberty Heights Avenue and Hilton Street and home to many prominent African Americans including Baltimore s former mayor Kurt L. Schmoke , State Senator Lisa Gladden, State Senator Catherine E. Pugh , State Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant , childhood home of Current Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake , Clerk of the Court Frank Conaway, Attorney Dwight Pettit, and many more. See also List of Baltimore neighborhoods External links http www.baltimorecity.gov Residents Neighborhoods.aspx?did 7 Northwest District Maps Baltimore neighborhoods coord 39 19 37 N 76 40 28 W display title Category Neighborhoods in Baltimore, Maryland Category Populated places in Maryland with African American majority populations Maryland geo stub ...   more details



  1. Devon

    name Devon image File Flag of Devon.svg 150px St Petroc s flag of Devon br Flag of Devon Flag motto Auxilio divino lang la By divine aid map File Devon UK locator map 2010.svg 200px Devon within England ... RNK Devon popestdate English statistics year pop English cerem counties POP Devon density km2 English cerem counties DEN Devon adminpoprank List of non metropolitan counties of England by population Ranked English admin counties RNK Devon adminpop English admin counties POP Devon ethnicity 98.7 White British council File Devon county council logo small.svg 127px Devon County Council Logo br Devon County Council br http www.devon.gov.uk executive mps Ben Bradshaw Labour Party UK L Oliver Colvile ... File Devon Ceremonial Numbered.png subdivs Exeter East Devon Mid Devon North Devon Torridge West Devon South Hams Teignbridge Plymouth Unitary Torbay Unitary Devon IPAc en icon d v n is a large ... Channel and its northern coast the Bristol Channel and Celtic Sea . The name Devon derives from ... in the independent Kingdom of Cornwall . Devon is the fourth largest of the English counties ... city of Exeter . In addition to Devon County Council , the county contains two Unitary authorities of England unitary authorities independent from Devon County Council s control the port city of Plymouth and Torbay , a conurbation of seaside resorts. Plymouth is also the largest city in Devon. Much ... UNESCO World Heritage Site , the Dorset and East Devon Coast, known as the Jurassic Coast for its ... complex in the north of the county. Along with Cornwall, Devon is known as the Cornubian massif ... Parks in England and Wales national parks . Devon has seaside resorts and historic towns and cities ... History of Devon Toponymy The name Devon derives from the name of the Celt ic people who inhabited ... . In the Brythonic languages Brythonic Celtic language s, Devon is known as Dyfnaint Welsh language ... of Britannia , described Devon as being one part of an older, wider country that once included Cornwall ...   more details



  1. Ashburton railway station

    Railway br small Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway Ashburton branch railway small br ...about the railway station in England the railway station in Melbourne Ashburton railway station, Melbourne Infobox UK disused station name Ashburton image name Ashburtonstation.jpg caption Ashburton in 1969 original Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway pregroup Great Western Railway postgroup Great Western Railway locale Totnes borough Devon , England latitude longitude gridref years 1872 events Station opened years1 1958 events1 Closed to passenger trains years2 1962 events2 Closed to all trains years3 1969 events3 Reopened by Dart Valley Railway years4 1971 events4 Station finally closed platforms 1 Ashburton railway station is a closed railway station situated in the town of Ashburton, Devon Ashburton in Devon , England. It was the terminus of a branch line from Totnes .   History File Ashburton railway station 1968.jpg left thumb The station as the terminus of the Dart Valley Railway in 1969. Ashburton station, along with the rest of the branch from Totnes, was opened by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway on 1 May 1872. The railway was Consolidation business amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1897 and this in turn was Nationalisation nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station closed to passengers in November 1958 although ... works trains operated but the station was closed finally in 1971 when track bed between Ashburton and Buckfastleigh was needed for improvements to the A38 road . The South Devon Railway Trust South Devon Railway , a successor to the Dart Valley Railway, still operates the rump of the branch between ... Ashburton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map   coord 50.51376 3.75390 type railwaystation region GB source npemap.co.uk enwiki display title Category Disused railway stations in Devon Category ... stub de Bahnhof Ashburton ...   more details



  1. Ashburton by-election, 1908

    The Ashburton by election, 1908 was a by election held in England on 17 January 1908 to elect a new Member of Parliament MP for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom British House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies constituency of Ashburton UK Parliament constituency Ashburton in Devon . The by election was triggered by the appointment of the sitting Liberal Party UK Liberal MP Harry Trelawney Eve as a judge. The result was a victory for the Liberal Unionist Party Liberal Unionist candidate Ernest Morrison Bell , who had lost the constituency by 1,283 votes in the United Kingdom general election, 1906 previous general election . The loss of the seat came as a surprise to the Liberals, who had expected to retain it. The unsuccessful Liberal Candidate, Charles Roden Buxton , complained that the Liberal government had wrongly been blamed for the increased price of food Morrison Bell assured his followers that it had been a great victory for the cause of tariff reform. A crowd of over 10,000 people gathered in the town centre to hear the result, and after it was announced, several fights broke out, with Liberal supporters accusing their opponents of having won through beer and bribery . Morrison Bell had to be escorted to the Conservative Club by the police, and Emmeline Pankhurst and another supporter of the Women s suffrage in the United Kingdom women s suffrage movement were knocked down and injured in a shop in which they had taken refuge. A crowd later invaded the Conservative ... was hospitalised. ref The Times , 20 January 1908 ref Votes Election box begin title Ashburton by election ... references The Times , 20 January 1908 See also List of United Kingdom by elections Ashburton UK Parliament constituency Ashburton constituency Ashburton by election, 1904 By elections to the 28th UK ... Category 1908 in England Category 1908 elections in the United Kingdom Category Elections in Devon Category Teignbridge DEFAULTSORT Ashburton By Election, 1908 ...   more details



  1. Ashburton (UK Parliament constituency)

    , 2nd Baronet Lawrence Palk ref Palk was re elected in 1796 but was also elected for Devon UK Parliament constituency Devon , which he chose to represent, and did not sit for Ashburton again ref party ... abolished Mid or Ashburton division of Devon 1885 1918 class wikitable Election Member Party United ...Infobox UK constituency main name Ashburton parliament uk map1 map2 map entity map year year 1885 abolished 1918 type County elects howmany One previous next region England county Devon towns Ashburton, Devon Ashburton year2 1640 abolished2 1868 type2 Borough previous2 next2 elects howmany2 Two 1640&ndash 1832 One 1832&ndash 1868 Ashburton was a borough constituency represented in the British House ... Kingdom general election, 1868 1868 general election . It was one of three Devon borough constituencies ... election, 1885 1885 general election Ashburton was revived as a county constituency county division of Devon. It returned one member until it was abolished from the United Kingdom general election, 1918 1918 general election . Members of Parliament Ashburton borough 1398 1868 Ashburton re enfranchised ... 1648 colspan 6 Northcote and Fowell excluded in Pride s Purge both seats vacant 1653 colspan 6 Ashburton ... declared duly elected for Ashburton a new writ for a by election was immediately issued, and Courtenay never sat for Ashburton ref party March 1711 style background color meta color Andrew Quick MP ... , which he chose to represent, and never sat for Ashburton ref Whig British political party Whig 1735 ... Whig British political party Whig Ashburton by election, 1843 1843 by election style background ... Hayne Liberal Party UK Liberal Ashburton by election, 1904 1904 by election style background color Liberal Party UK meta color Harry Trelawney Eve Liberal Party UK Liberal Ashburton by election, 1908 ... hc a 3 Category Parliamentary constituencies in Devon historic Category United Kingdom Parliamentary ... stub pl Okr g wyborczy Ashburton ...   more details



  1. Ashburton Forks, New Zealand

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Ashburton Forks , formerly known as Spread Eagle , is a small town settlement which lies between the forks of the Ashburton River, New Zealand Ashburton River in the Canterbury, New Zealand Canterbury Province of New Zealand s South Island . It is approximately 50  km west of Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton and about 17  km from the foot of the Southern Alps . Early Settlers William Campbell settler William Campbell , blacksmith by trade, of Oakfield Demesne , County Donegal established the Spreadeagle Farm at Ashburton in the early 1880s with his wife Mary n e Falloon . See also Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton , nearby major town Methven, New Zealand Methven , nearby major town not sure of this one uncomment if correct Coord missing New Zealand Category Cities and towns in New Zealand Category Canterbury Region CanterburyNZ geo stub ...   more details



  1. Ashburton by-election, 1904

    in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography OUP 2004 09 ref The votes Election box begin title Ashburton by election, 1904 Devon, Ashburton Election box candidate with party link party Liberal Party UK ...The Ashburton by election, 1904 was a parliamentary by election held in England on 7 January 1904 to elect a new Member of Parliament MP for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom British House of Commons constituency of Ashburton UK Parliament constituency Ashburton in Devon . Vacancy The by election was caused by the death on 22 November 1903 of the sitting Liberal Party UK Liberal Party Member of Parliament UK MP Charles Seale Hayne , who had held the seat since the United Kingdom general election, 1885 1885 general election . ref The Times, 23 November 1903 p6 ref Candidates Liberals The Liberals adopted Harry Trelawney Eve Queen s Counsel KC , a 57 year old barrister who practiced at the Court of Chancery Chancery Bar . Eve had connections with Devon. He owned land in the county at Yarner Wood near Bovey Tracey ref http jearnshaw.me.uk pictures yarner.htm ref and farmed it professionally, ref The Times, 11 December 1917 p12 ref taking a particular interest in the breeding of South Devon cattle. ref The British Year Book of Agriculture and Agricultural Who s Who Vinton & Co, 1908 p500 ref He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the county in 1903 and his wife came from Torquay . ref Who was Who , OUP 2007 ref He identified himself as a Radicalism historical Radical and a supporter of Free Trade . ref The Times, 3 December 1903 p5 ref Conservatives The Conservative Party ... Britain Cassell & Co, 2001 p185 ref The result Eve held Ashburton for the Liberals with a majority ..., 1973 p146 ref the two major campaign issues of the Ashburton by election. Eve retained his seat ... Ashburton by election, 1908 By elections to the 27th UK Parliament Category 1904 elections in the United ... Category 1904 in England Category Elections in Devon Category Teignbridge ...   more details



  1. Ashburton, New Zealand

    of usage Basic info name Ashburton at least one of the first two fields must be filled in official ... skyline Ashburton NZ aerial.jpg imagesize 300 px image caption Aerial view of Ashburton, looking west. The Ashburton River or Hakatere is visible at left. image flag flag size image seal seal size image ... caption Location of Ashburton image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 image dot map dot mapsize dot map caption ... label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map alt Ashburton is on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Ashburton latd 43 latm 54 lats ... Territorial authority subdivision name2 Ashburton District Smaller parts e.g. boroughs of a city ... Mayor.htm title Mayor Bede O Malley publisher Ashburton District Council accessdate 2009 10 30 ref ... note population total formatnum NZ population data Ashburton District y R population urban ... footnotes blank name blank info Ashburton lang mi Hakatere is a town and district in the Canterbury ..., after Christchurch and Timaru . The area around Ashburton is frequently referred to as Mid Canterbury, which is also the name of the district s representative sports teams. Ashburton is regarded ... comment june 15 2011.html Editorial comment June 15 2011 Ashburton Guardian ref . Naming Ashburton ... Association , after Francis Baring, 3rd Baron Ashburton Francis Baring , 3rd Baron Ashburton , who ... for Ashburton is Ashvegas , an ironic allusion to Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas . Location Image AshburtonStation02 gobeirne.jpg thumb 250px left Ashburton s historic train station is currently in danger of demolition Image Ashburton Territorial Authority.png thumb 150px left Ashburton Territorial Authority Ashburton is on New Zealand State Highway 1 State Highway 1 86  km south of Christchurch ... and the Ashburton River, New Zealand Ashburton River . Tinwald was the junction for the now closed Mount Somers Branch railway line. The Ashburton District extends from the Pacific Ocean to the Southern ...   more details



  1. Electoral district of Ashburton

    Infobox Australian Electorate name Ashburton state wa image caption lifespan 1890 1901 1989 1996 mp mp party namesake Shire of Ashburton area class Ashburton was an Electoral districts of Western Australia electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1901 and again from 1989 to 1996. The district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the Western Australian state election, 1890 1890 state election . It was located in the remote north west of the state. The seat was abolished ahead of the Western Australian state election, 1901 1901 state election . Revived for the Western Australian state election, 1989 1989 state election , Ashburton was won by Australian Labor Party Labor candidate Pam Buchanan , previously the member for Electoral district of Pilbara Pilbara . Buchanan, by this time an independent, resigned the seat in 1991 due to ill health, triggering a by election won by Labor candidate Fred Riebeling . The district was abolished ahead of the Western Australian state election, 1996 1996 state election and Riebeling shifted to the new seat of Electoral district of Burrup Burrup at that election. Members for Ashburton class wikitable colspan 4 Ashburton 1890 1901 colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Other   Septimus Burt Ministerial 1890 1900 Australian politics party colours Other   David Forrest Australian politician David Forrest Ministerial 1900 1901 colspan 4 Ashburton 1989 1996 colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Labor   Pam Buchanan Australian Labor Party Labor Independent politician Independent 1989 1992 Australian politics party colours Labor   Fred Riebeling Labor 1992 1996 Category Former electoral districts of Western Australia Ashburton ...   more details



  1. Ashburton River (New Zealand)

    Infobox river river name Ashburton River Hakatere image name Ashburton NZ aerial.jpg caption This view of Ashburton, New Zealand shows the confluence of south on left and north branches image size 246px basin countries New Zealand mouth Pacific Ocean mouth elevation convert 0 m ft The Ashburton River Hakatere is a river in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand . The river has two branches which meet convert 21 km mi from the coast, just inland of the town of Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton . The branches remain parallel and no more than convert 3 km mi apart for a further convert 20 km mi upstream of their confluence, finally diverging near the small settlement of Ashburton Forks . ref name Methven New Zealand 1 50000 Topographic Map series http www.linz.govt.nz topography topo maps map chooser singleview.php?xPos 6360&yPos 17061&scale 2&extent 1 BX20 sheet BX20 Methven ref ref name teara .... ref name teara cite web title ASHBURTON RIVER work An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H ... url http www.TeAra.govt.nz en 1966 ashburton river 1 ref Both branches are crossed via siphons by the Rangitata Diversion Race, part of an irrigation scheme. ref name Methven The river separates Ashburton ... Baring Lord Ashburton who was a leading member of the Canterbury Association . ref name teara The official ... name Ashburton River North Branch Hakatere origin Godley Peak elevation convert 1705 m ft length convert 98 km mi left tribs Swift River New Zealand Swift River The Ashburton River North Branch Hakatere .... South branch Infobox river river name Ashburton River South Branch Hakatere origin Ashburton Glacier ... Ashburton River South Branch Hakatere starts as the outflow of the Ashburton Glacier which flows down ... known as the Ashburton Lakes join it. ref New Zealand 1 50000 Topographic Map Series sheet BX19 Hakatere ref The river exits the valley via the Ashburton Gorge, with the Moorhouse Range to the south ... Plains at Mount Somers then flowing east towards Ashburton Forks. References reflist coord 44 ...   more details




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