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- ↑ Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848), "Ashton – Ashton, West", A Topographical Dictionary of England, Constable, pp. 90–96
- ↑ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J. (1908), "Houses of Cistercian Monks — The Abbey of Furness", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 2, Constable, pp. 114–131
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