Street Ashton
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| Street Ashton | |
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 Street Ashton. Farm buildings at B4112 crossroads with road that runs from Monks Kirby to Stretton Under Fosse. | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Rugby |
| Postcode district | CV23 |
| Dialling code | 01788 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
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Street Ashton is a hamlet in the Borough of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, part of the parish of Monks Kirby. It is located near the towns of Rugby and Lutterworth. The hamlet is served by buses which connect it to Coventry, Hinckley, Rugby and Hillmorton. The nearest active railway station is Rugby.
The hamlet's name is Anglo-Saxon deriving from the personal name "Strudheard" or "Strodo" + "ton" (settlement). "Strudheard's ton" was later rephrased to Street Ashton, almost certainly because of the proximity of the Fosse Way and nearby Stretton-under-Fosse.[1] The principal buildings in the Hamlet are Street Ashton Farm which was historically part of the estate of the Earls of Denbigh, and two large residences, Street Ashton House and Ashton Lodge, now a hotel.