Ashton, Ontario

Ashton Station Road runs through the centre of the community, and serves as the south-western boundary line for the City of Ottawa, thus making the eastern portion of the hamlet part of Ottawa, and the western portion part of Beckwith Township.

The eastern portion of the community was originally part of Goulbourn Township, which was amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2001.

The headwaters of the Jock River, which runs through the heart of the community, are just to the west of the hamlet.

Unlike many communities surrounding the burgeoning city of Ottawa, Ashton has remained relatively unchanged for many years.

Movies filmed in Ashton: The Day The village was first laid out by John Sumner, general merchant and postmaster, on the Goodwood river; however, the first Euro-Canadian settler was William McFadden, who came in 1817.