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Ashcroft, British Columbia Ashcroft is a village municipality that straddles the Thompson River in the Thompson Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada. East of British Columbia Highway 1, BC Highway 1 and on British Columbia Highway 97C, BC Highway 97C, t ...

, a village in Canada **Ashcroft House in

Bagpath Bagpath is a hamlet in Gloucestershire, England, in the Ozleworth valley south of the village of Kingscote and forming part of Kingscote civil parish. The hamlet consists of two separate settlements of Bagpath and Newington Bagpath, althoug ...

, Gloucestershire, England—eponym of the Canadian village *

Ashcroft, New South Wales Ashcroft is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 35 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. History The suburb was formed as part of the Hou ...

, a suburb of Sydney, Australia *

Ashcroft, Colorado Ashcroft is an extinct mining town located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The silver mining camp was founded as Castle Forks City in the spring of 1880. A post office named Ashcroft operated at the site from August 12, 1880, until ...

, a former U.S. mining town, south of Aspen *

Ashcroft (Geneva, New York) Ashcroft is a historic home located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. It is a -story brick home with a high pitched slate roof with projecting eaves. It is a large Gothic Revival style country house set deep in the midst of once carefully ...

, a historic house *

Ashcroft Technology Academy Ashcroft Technology Academy, formerly ADT College, is a state secondary school in south-west London, Putney. The school has been awarded with the Charter Mark, Investors in People and the School Achievement Award. As of September 2006, organisat ...

, a secondary school in London, UK

People

* Catherine Ashcroft, English musician (Irish Folk) *

Charlie Ashcroft Charlie Ashcroft (3 July 1926 – 13 March 2010) was an English footballer. His first club was Eccleston Juniors, whom he left in May 1946 for Liverpool. He stayed with them for nine years, appearing 87 times. In June 1955 he signed for Ipswi ...

, English footballer *

Chloe Ashcroft Chloe Ashcroft (born 7 July 1942) is a British actress and a former presenter of several BBC children's TV programmes, including '' Play School'', ''Play Away'', ''Hokey-Cokey'', ''Excuse Me'', ''All Change'', and ''Pie in the Sky''. She also ap ...

, British television presenter *

Christina Ashcroft Christina Ashcroft (born 28 June, 1964) is a Canadian sport shooter. Ashcroft participated in the Summer Olympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. She participated at the 1994 Commonwealth Games winning a gold medal in the 50m rifle, three positions pa ...

(born 1964), Canadian sport shooter *

Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki (born 11 June 1929) is a British occult writer, third generation psychic, and Western esotericism, esoteric practitioner. As an associate of Walter Ernest Butler, she succeeded him as Director of Studies of thServants of ...

, British occultist * Edgar Arthur Ashcroft (1864–1938), invented zinc extraction process in Australia *

Ernest Ashcroft Ernest "Ernie" J. Ashcroft (28 February 1925 – May 1985) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and Coach (sport), coached in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Gr ...

(b. 1925), English professional rugby league footballer * Lee Ashcroft, English footballer *

Lee Ashcroft (footballer, born 1993) Lee Ashcroft (born 29 August 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for club Partick Thistle. Ashcroft previously played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee, as well as on loan for Raith Rovers. Career Kilmarnock ...

, Scottish footballer *

Jay Ashcroft John Robert "Jay" Ashcroft (born July 12, 1973) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 40th Secretary of State of Missouri from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of former U.S. Attorney General Joh ...

, American politician *

Jimmy Ashcroft James Ashcroft (12 September 1878 – 9 April 1943) was an English association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Born in Liverpool, Ashcroft began his career with several local sides, briefly signing as an amate ...

, English footballer *

John Ashcroft John David Ashcroft (born May 9, 1942) is an American lawyer, Lobbying, lobbyist, and former politician who served as the 79th United States attorney general under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. A Republican Party (United States), R ...

, the 79th Attorney General of the United States under George W. Bush (2001–2005) *

Ken Ashcroft Ken Ashcroft is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played in Australia's major competition – the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) premiership. Ashcroft, a hooker, played 151 matches for Ea ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Marcus Ashcroft Marcus Ashcroft (born 25 September 1971) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He played 318 games for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions and held the position of General Manager of Football at the Gold Coast Football Club u ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft Michael Arbuthnot Ashcroft (1920–1949) was a code breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, working in Hut 8 under Alan Turing. Early life Ashcroft was born in 1920 to parents of German descent. He was the fourth child of Frederick ...

, British codebreaker in Hut 8 during WW2 *

Michael Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft Michael Anthony Ashcroft, Baron Ashcroft, (born 4 March 1946) is a British-Belizean businessman, pollster and politician. He is a former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. Ashcroft founded Michael A. Ashcroft Associates in 1972 and was ...

, British businessman and member of the House of Lords *

Neil Ashcroft Neil William Ashcroft (27 November 1938 – 15 March 2021) was a British solid-state physicist. Early life and education Ashcroft was born in London on 27 November 1938, and migrated to New Zealand in 1947. He was educated at Hutt Valley High ...

(1938–2021), condensed matter physicist *

Peggy Ashcroft Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become ...

, English actress *

Ray Ashcroft Raymond John Ashcroft is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as DS Geoff Daly in ''The Bill'' from 1996 to 2000, and List of Emmerdale characters (2003)#Ronnie Marsden, Ronnie Marsden on ''Emmerdale'' from March to December 2003. C ...

, English actor *

Richard Ashcroft Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He formed the alternative rock band the Verve in 1990 and served as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist throughout the band's lifetime. Ashcroft was ...

, English musician, frontman for The Verve *

Stella Ashcroft Stella Ashcroft (born 27 July 2002) is a New Zealand former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and finished 13th in the all-around final. At the junior level, she won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2016 Pacific Rim ...

(born 2002), New Zealand gymnast *

William Ashcroft Will Ashcroft (born 6 May 2004) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken as pick number 2, under the father–son rule. Ashcroft is a premiership play ...

, English artist

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