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John Assheton (fl. 1548) was an Anglican priest.
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Baron Clitheroe of Downham in the County of Lancaster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1955 Birthday Honours for the Conservative politician Ralph Assheton, who had previously served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury. He was the son of Ralph Cockayne Assheton, for many years a member of the Lancashire County Council, who had been created baronet of Downham in the County of Lancaster, on 4 September 1945. Three months after being raised to the peerage, Lord Clitheroe succeeded his father in the baronetcy. As of 2017, the titles are held by the first Baron's son, the second Baron, who succeeded in 1984.
Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England, formerly known as Newton-on-Hodder. The civil parish had a population of 237 in 2001, according to the United Kingdom Census, increasing to 315 at the 2011 Census. The township covers almost 6,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. Historically, the village is part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was transferred to Lancashire for administrative purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Slaidburn is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The parish covers just over 5,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland.
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Assheton family, two in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extinct while one is extant.
Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe, was an English aristocrat and politician.
Ralph Assheton may refer to:
Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet was an English politician.
The 1945 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were announced on 14 August 1945 to mark the resignation of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, following the success of the Labour Party in the 1945 General Election.
Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Baronet (1676–1758) was an English Tory politician who represented three constituencies in the 18th century.
Assheton is an English name deriving from Ashton-under-Lyne. It may refer to:
Sir John de Ashton, or Assheton, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, was an English politician and military commander.
Sir Thomas de Ashton or Assheton, was an English alchemist.
Sir Ralph Assheton, 2nd Baronet, of Lever was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1680.
Ralph Assheton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1649. He was a general in the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War.
Richard Assheton, of Whalley and Downham, Lancashire, was an English politician.
Richard Assheton or Ashton of Middleton (1483–1549) was an English soldier.
Downham Hall is an English country house in Downham, Lancashire, England.
Ralph John Assheton, 2nd Baron Clitheroe, DL is an English aristocrat, businessman and public official.
Sir Ralph Cockayne Assheton, 1st Baronet was an English public official.
The South West Lancashire by-election of 1874 was fought on 19 March 1874. The byelection was fought due to the incumbent Conservative MP, Richard Assheton Cross, becoming Home Secretary. It was retained by the incumbent.