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Ascot (or Ascott) is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'eastern cottage'. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...


Places

Ascot is the name of several places:


In Australia:

In Canada: Ascot, Queensland, is generally regarded to be one of the oldest and most prestigious suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. ... There have been two towns in Victoria, Australia called Ascot. ... Ascot is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Belmont. ...

In the United Kingdom: Ascot is a former town in southeastern Quebec, Canada. ... Ascot Corner is a municipality of 2,500 in the Estrie region in Quebec, in the Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. ...

In the United States: Ascot is a small town in the English county of Berkshire. ... North Ascot is an area of Ascot in the county of Berkshire in England. ... South Ascot is a village just south of and down the hill from the small town of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. ... Ascott is a hamlet and country house in the parish of Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. ... The centre of the entrance front. ... Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire. ... Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in south-east England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ...

  • Ascot Park, former dirt racetrack near Los Angeles, California

Ascot Park, Gardena, California, was a famous dirt racetrack located near Los Angeles, California. ...

Horse racing

Ascot is the name of horse racing courses in two locations:

Ascot Racecourse is a racecourse, located in the village of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. ... Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia (31°56′6″S, 115°55′30″E) is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres northeast of the Perth City Centre with the headquarters of the Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite. ...

Other uses

Ascot may also refer to:

  • Honda Ascot, both a 500cc motorcycle first produced in 1983, and a type of car first produced in 1993.
  • www.myspace.com/easyascot a talented two piece group from Newcastle Upon Tyne, a blend of intoxicating lyrics, tinged with humour, guilt and pleasure, mixed elequently with the sublime strumming of a guitar.

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Encyclopedia: Ascot Racecourse (1115 words)
Ascot is a large village in the English county of Berkshire.
Royal Ascot is an internationally renowned sporting and social occasion, where tradition, pageantry and style all meet in a glorious setting – against the spectacular backdrop of top class thoroughbreds and world famous jockeys competing for some of the highest accolades in horseracing.
Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres northeast of the Perth City Centre with the headquarters of The Western Australian Turf Club positioned directly opposite.
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