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Ashton upon Mersey is an area of Sale in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Mersey, in the northwestern part of Sale, and is situated about south of Manchester city centre. Historically a part of Cheshire, it became an urban district in 1895 under the Local Government Act 1894. In 1930 the Ashton upon Mersey urban district was abolished and the area became a part of the urban district of Sale.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ashton upon Mersey UD )〕 ==History== A 4th century hoard of 46 Roman coins was discovered and is one of four known hoards dating from that period discovered within the Mersey basin.〔Nevell (1992), pp. 59, 75.〕〔Nevell (1997), p. 20.〕 In the 18th century, it was thought that Ashton upon Mersey might have been the site of a Roman station, next to the River Mersey, called ''Fines Miaimae & Flaviae''. However, this was based on the ''De Situ Britanniae'', a manuscript forged by Charles Bertram, and there is no evidence to suggest any such station existed.〔Swain (1987), pp. 9–10.〕 The name ''Ashton'' is Old English for "village or farm near the ash trees", suggesting that Ashton upon Mersey is of Anglo-Saxon origin.〔Swain (1987), pp. 12–13.〕 The township is first mentioned in 1260.〔Nevell (1997), p. 32.〕 The poet Lascelles Abercrombie was born in Ashton upon Mersey. Karl Pilkington, the famous; author, radio and TV personality attended Ashton on Mersey High School for many years. Andy Rourke from the Smiths and Chris Sievey the man behind Mrs Merton and Frank Sidebottom also from Ashton on Mersey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashton upon Mersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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