Ashton-in-Makerfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is situauted 4.2 miles (6.8 km) south of Wigan, 7 miles (11.3 km) north-northwest of Warrington and 16 miles (26 km) east of the city of Manchester. In 2001 it had a population of 28,505.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Ashton-le-Willows (as it was once known) was anciently a township in the parish of Winwick and hundred of West Derby. With neighbouring Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield was a chapelry, but the two were split in 1845. The place has long been a centre for the manufacture of locks and hinges, but also sits on the Lancashire Coal Field, and so was a coal mining district.

Ashton-in-Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield Town Hall
Ashton-in-Makerfield  Ashton-in-Makerfield shown within Greater Manchester
Population	28,505 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ574992
- London	173 mi (278 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGAN
Postcode district	WN4
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Makerfield
List of places: UK Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ England Ã¢â‚¬Â¢ Greater Manchester