What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Ashton Old Town Plan of Ashton Old Town as laid down in the 1740s by the fifth Earl of Stamford
Ashton Old Town represents a planned community established in the 1740s by the fifth Earl of Stamford, showcasing early urban planning efforts during the Industrial Revolution.
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Places near here
Market HallListed building · 63 yd
Ashton Under Lyne Town HallListed building · 119 yd
Replica of the old crossMonument · 276 yd
A sculpture outside Ashton-under-Lyne InterchangePublic sculpture · 353 yd
St. Petersfield sculpturePublic sculpture · 796 yd
Hurst CrossMemorial · 1.0 mi
Hurst War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Milestone, A635, Ashton-under-LyneMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
Boodle WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Dunkirk WoodWood · 2.0 mi
Hough HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Santa's GrottoCave or cavern · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: Gerald England on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0