Ashton In Makerfield is a town to the north east of St Helens and south of Wigan. References to Ashton In Makerfield in certificates and censuses often encompass the nearby smaller towns of Garswood and Haydock, but in this web site a distinction is made between all three areas. The northernmost part of Ashton In Makerfield is known as Bryn.
Various roads in Ashton In Makerfield appear in the ancestors’ stories
- Long Lane is now known as Bryn Road and runs from Bryn to the centre of Ashton In Makerfield.
Ashton In Makerfield grew with coal mining and was also a centre of lock and hinge making.
The parish church of Ashton In Makerfield is St Thomas.
See Wikipedia for more information.
Various ancestors on the Heaton side lived in Ashton In Makerfield.
Norman And Marian Barton Family Tree 