Ashton-under-lyne
a borough in Greater Manchester metropolitan county, in W England.
Historical Examples
Born at Preston in 1859, the son of a doctor afterwards in practice at Ashton-under-Lyne, he inherited no literary traditions.
Selected Poems of Francis Thompson Francis Thompson
noun
a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
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