History
A 4th-century hoard of 46 Roman coins was discovered and is one of four known hoards dating from that period discovered within the Mersey basin. In the 18th century, it was thought that Ashton upon Mersey might have been the site of a Roman station, next to the River Mersey, called Fines Miaimae & Flaviae. However, this was based on the De Situ Britanniae, a manuscript forged by Charles Bertram, and there is no evidence to suggest any such station existed. The name Ashton is Old English for "village or farm near the ash trees", suggesting that Ashton upon Mersey is of Anglo-Saxon origin. The township is first mentioned in 1260.
The poet Lascelles Abercrombie was born in Ashton-upon-Mersey.
Karl Pilkington, the famous; author, radio and TV personality attended this school for many years.
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