Assheton (pronounced Ashton) is an English name deriving from

Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The population was 45,198 at the 2011 census. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the north bank of the River Tame, in the foothills of the Pennines, east of Manc ...

(formerly spelt Assheton or Asheton). It may refer to:

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Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon Assheton Curzon, 1st Viscount Curzon (2 February 1730 – 21 March 1820), styled Lord Curzon between 1794 and 1802, was a British Tory politician. Background and education Curzon was the second son of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet of Kedle ...

(1730–1820), British Tory politician *Sir

Assheton Curzon-Howe Admiral The Honourable Sir Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, (10 August 1850 – 1 March 1911) was a British naval officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1908 to 1910. Early life Curzon-Howe was the thirteenth and younge ...

(1850–1911), British naval officer *

Assheton Gorton Assheton St George Gorton (10 July 1930 – 14 September 2014) was an English production designer. He was educated at Sedbergh School. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''The French Lieuten ...

(1930–2014), English production designer * Assheton Pownall (priest) (1823–1886), Archdeacon of Leicester *Sir Assheton Pownall (1877–1953), British Tory politician

Surname

Abdias Assheton Abdias Assheton (or Ashton, first name also given as Abdy or Abdie) (1563 – 1633) was an English clergyman. He is noted for his part in the Essex Rebellion; at that time chaplain to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, he induced the imprisoned ...

(1563–1633), English clergyman *

John Assheton (disambiguation) John Assheton (fl. 1548) was an Anglican priest. John Assheton may also refer to: * John Assheton I (c. 1354–c. 1398), English military commander and MP for Lancashire * Sir John Assheton II (died 1428), English soldier and MP for Lancashire, ...

, multiple people *

Nicholas Assheton Nicholas Assheton (1590–1625), a country squire and writer who lived at Downham, Lancashire, near Clitheroe, is noteworthy on account of a brief diary which he left illustrating the character of the country life of that part of West Lancashire w ...

(1590–1625), English writer *

Ralph Assheton (disambiguation) Ralph Assheton may refer to: * Sir Ralph de Ashton or Assheton (fl. 1421–1486), 15th century nobleman, also known as 'The Black Knight' * Ralph Assheton (died 1559), MP for Liverpool (UK Parliament constituency) * Ralph Assheton (general) (1596� ...

, multiple people *

Richard Assheton of Middleton Richard Assheton or Ashton of Middleton, Greater Manchester, Middleton (1483–1549) was an English soldier who fought at the battle of Flodden. He is known for rebuilding Church of St Leonard, Middleton, St. Leonard's Church, Middleton, and for ...

, 16th-century soldier and landowner *

Richard Assheton Richard Assheton (by 1529 – 1579), of Whalley and Downham, Lancashire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Aldborough in 1559 and for Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city ...

(died 1579), MP for Aldborough and Carlisle *R. R. G. (Rowland) Assheton, architect, designer of the

Grand Picture Theatre Rundle Mall is a pedestrian street mall located in Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened as a pedestrian mall in September 1976 by closing the section of Rundle Street between King William Street and Pulteney Street, to vehicular traff ...

in Adelaide, Australia (opened 1916) *

Thomas Assheton Smith I Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1752–1828), English landowner and all-round sportsman *

Thomas Assheton Smith II Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

(1776–1858), English landowner and all-round sportsman *

William Assheton William Assheton (1641–1711) was an English cleric, a prolific writer and life assurance pioneer. Early life Assheton was born at Middleton, Lancashire, in the year 1641. His father, who was rector of the parish, was one of the ancient knightly ...

(1641–1711), English cleric

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