Ascot
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Ascot is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'eastern cottage'.
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Places
Ascot is the name of several places:In Australia:
- Ascot, QueenslandAscot, QueenslandAscot is a predominantly affluent residential suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, characterised by large Queenslander homes. Located from Brisbane, the suburb is well catered for in terms of public transport with many bus and train services departing from Ascot railway station...
, suburb of Brisbane - Ascot Park, South AustraliaAscot Park, South AustraliaAscot Park is a suburb in the south-western part of Adelaide in the City of Marion. It was named after Ascot Racecourse in England.Ascot Park is bordered in the west by Marion Road, to the north by Wood Street, in the east by Railway Terrace and to the south by Daws Road...
, suburb of Adelaide - Ascot (Ballarat)Ascot (Ballarat)Ascot is a rural district in Victoria, Australia, 10 km west of Creswick in the City of Ballarat. At the 2006 census, Ascot had a population of 219.A post office named "Ascot" opened on 11 October 1858 and closed in 1969. -References:...
, town near Ballarat in Victoria - Ascot, Victoria (Bendigo), suburb of Bendigo in Victoria
- Ascot Vale, VictoriaAscot Vale, VictoriaAscot Vale is a suburb 7 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2006 Census, Ascot Vale had a population of 12,398....
, suburb of Melbourne- Electoral district of Ascot ValeElectoral district of Ascot ValeAscot Vale was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Ascot Vale:...
, former electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Electoral district of Ascot Vale
- Ascot, Western AustraliaAscot, Western AustraliaAscot is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, covering a narrow strip of land along the southern bank of the Swan River approximately east of Perth's central business district...
, suburb of Perth- Electoral district of AscotElectoral district of AscotAscot was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1968 to 1989.The district was based in the eastern suburbs of Perth. First contested at the 1968 state election, its first member was Merv Toms, hitherto the member for Bayswater, who...
, former electoral district of the Western Australia Legislative Assembly
- Electoral district of Ascot
In Canada:
- Mont-Bellevue, Quebec, which comprises the former town of Ascot
- Ascot Corner, QuebecAscot Corner, QuebecAscot Corner is a municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:-Notes:...
In India:
- AskotAskotAskot or Askote is a small Himalayan town in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in India. It is the part of Kanalichhina development Block and Didihat Tehsil....
In New Zealand:
- Ascot Park, New ZealandAscot Park, New ZealandAscot Park is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 22km north of Wellington in New Zealand.- External links :* at Statistics NZ...
, suburb of Porirua
In the United Kingdom:
- Ascot, BerkshireAscot, BerkshireAscot is a village within the civil parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting...
- North AscotNorth AscotNorth Ascot is an area of Ascot in the county of Berkshire in England. It lies north of the A329 and west of the A332, adjoining the famous racecourse, Heatherwood Hospital and the village of Burleigh.- Local government :...
- South AscotSouth AscotSouth Ascot is a village just south of and down the hill from the small town of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. It is bounded on the west by the Kingsride area of Swinley Woods, on the north by the Reading to Waterloo railway line and merges with Sunninghill to the east.- Local government...
- North Ascot
- Ascott, BuckinghamshireAscott, BuckinghamshireAscott is a hamlet and country house in the parish of Wing, Buckinghamshire, England. The hamlet lies completely within the boundary of the Ascott Estate; it is home to many of the estate and house staff....
- Ascott HouseAscott HouseAscott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is situated in the hamlet of Ascott near Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a estate....
- Ascott House
- Ascott-under-WychwoodAscott-under-WychwoodAscott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.-History:The village is one of several named after the historic forest of Wychwood; the others being Shipton-under-Wychwood and Milton-under-Wychwood.Ascot d'Oilly Castle was...
, Oxfordshire - Ascott d'OyleyAscott d'OyleyAscott d'Oyley is a village in Oxfordshire, England....
, Oxfordshire - Ascott EarlAscott EarlAscott Earl is a village in Oxfordshire, England.Beside the river Evenlode are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle....
, Oxfordshire
Facilities
- Ascot RacecourseAscot RacecourseAscot Racecourse is a famous English racecourse, located in the small town of Ascot, Berkshire, used for thoroughbred horse racing. It is one of the leading racecourses in the United Kingdom, hosting 9 of the UK's 32 annual Group 1 races...
, a Berkshire, UK horse racing facility- Ascot Gold CupAscot Gold CupThe Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June....
, major race held at the Ascot racecourse.
- Ascot Gold Cup
- Ascot Racecourse, Western AustraliaAscot Racecourse, Western AustraliaAscot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite....
, a horse racing facility - Ascot StadiumAscot StadiumAscot Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gweru, Zimbabwe. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium for Chapungu United. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people....
, a facility in Gweru, Zimbabwe - Ascot Park (speedway), a motor racing track in Los Angeles
Other uses
Ascot may also refer to:- Ascot tieAscot tieAn ascot tie, or ascot, is a narrow neckband with wide pointed wings, traditionally made of pale grey patterned silk. This wide, formal tie is usually patterned, folded over, and fastened with a stickpin or tie tack. It is usually reserved for wear with morning dress for formal daytime weddings and...
, a cravat with wide square ends - Ascot (brand), a boot company
- Ascot capAscot capThe Ascot cap, also known as the Cuffley cap, is a hard men's cap similar to the flat cap, but distinguished by its hardness and rounded shape...
, a distinctive cap with a rounded shape - Ascot was the name of cars from two different short-lived British car companies:
- Ascot (1904 automobile)Ascot (1904 automobile)The 1904 Ascot was an English automobile manufactured for one year only; its 3½hp engine was equipped with a "patented method for mechanically-controlling valves, doing away with useless pinions and calves.It had no connection with the 1928 Ascot car maker....
operating in 1904 - Ascot (1928 automobile)Ascot (1928 automobile)The Ascot was an English automobile, the brainchild of Cyril Pullin , that was manufactured between 1928 and 1930 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. The factory had previously been used by Phoenix. The car was based largely on the Hungarian Fejes, with chassis and 10hp engine assembled from welded steel...
between 1928 and 1930
- Ascot (1904 automobile)
- Honda AscotHonda AscotThe Honda Ascot was an intermediate saloon car manufactured by Honda and marketed in Japan only from 1989 to 1997. There were two generations of the car, based on the contemporary Honda Accord and Honda Inspire, respectively...
, both a 500cc motorcycle first produced in 1983, and a type of car first produced in 1993. - Ascot (1914 automobile)Ascot (1914 automobile)The Ascot was made by Societe Buchet, Levallois-Perret, Seine, from 1914 to 1915. It was an Anglo-French product, the chassis being built for Hollingdrake Automobile Co. of Stockport, who fitted their own bodies, mainly being two-seaters and coupes. The engine was a 10 hp side-valve with the...
, a short-lived French automobile company - Ascot (cigarettes) (אסקוט), a brand of cigaretteCigaretteA cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
s popular in Israel in the 1960s - Ascot class minesweeper, alternative name of the Racecourse class minesweeperRacecourse class minesweeperThe Racecourse class minesweepers were 32 ships delivered to the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were built to two related designs as paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops under the Emergency War Programme. The vessels were reasonable sea-boats, but lost speed badly in a seaway when...
, a type of ship built in 1916- , one of the ships of this class
- Ascot, a genericised brand of instantaneous water heater