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White Ladies Aston history

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Pre Roman and Roman Times

The A44 (Evesham Road) and Edward’s Lane are ancient saltways dating back to the Iron Age. These saltways linked Droitwich to Oxford after branching from the saltway from Droitwhich to Worcester at Martin Hussingtree.

Anglo-Saxon

The boundaries of the parish date back to Saxon times. Located in the parish was a mound named after Oslaf, a Bernician prince fighting King Penda. The eastern boundary was formalised in 974 AD by King Edgar granting land to the east of the Bow Brook to Pershore Abbey establishing a permanent boundary with Peopleton.

Norman

Aston Episcopi was recorded under two tenants in the Domesday Survey in 1086. Worcestershire was divided between major landowners with the Church of St. Mary’s, Worcester, holding all the land in Oswaldslow. Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, was the Tenant-in-chief.

The Manor of Aston Episcopi from the 12th Century to 17th Century

A descendant of the same name obtained a recognition of his right to build a stone church at Aston in 1204. In 1255 part of the revenue from Aston Episcopi was granted to the eight Cistercian Nuns running the newly formed Whistones Priory in Barbourne, Worcester. During the Reformation of Henry VIII the nunnery was dissolved in October 1536. This manor was granted on 14 July 1544 to Richard Andrews and John Howe, and on 30 July they sold it to Thomas Hill.

The Manor of Aston Bruley from the 12th Century to 17th Century

Robert de Bruley is recorded as holding the land of Nether Aston in 1185 and it being referred to as Aston Bruley. The lands in the area continued in the Bruley Family until the middle of the 15th century, when by marriage it became the property of the Danvers Family, then to the Hubaud or Hubold Family. In 1558 the manor was sold to William Solley and the Solley family were still in possession of the property in 1610. The Symonds Family were Roundheads and supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.

Aston Hall Farm during the English Civil War

Aston Hall Farm was where Oliver Cromwell, General of the Parliamentary Forces, spent the night of 30 August 1651 with his friend Mr. Justice Symonds in advance of the Battle of Worcester 3 September 1651. At the other end of the village, at Aston Court, an archaeological dig has produced evidence that Parliamentary troops plundered the farm.

Aston Hall Farm in the 18th Century

In 1707 Thomas Symond, of Aston Hall Farm, and John Palmer were leaders of the band of ruffians who terrorised their neighbours in White Ladies Aston, Upton Snodsbury and Libbery. They were captured, tried and executed at Red Hill in Worcester. Bishop Lloyd set up a trust to be known as Bishop Lloyd’s Charity to receive the revenues.

The Village and the Agricultural Revolution

Prior to 1825 the area around White Ladies Aston operated as an open field system. The Enclosure (Inclosure) Act was passed that legally enforced the enclosing of parcels of land into fields of rectangular shapes, surrounded by hedges or fences.

The Coming of the Railway

The newly built Spetchley station was located on the recently constructed Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. The station was closed to rail passengers on 1 October 1855 with the opening of a new railway line into Worcester, the station remained open as a goods yard until 1963. A new railway station was opened in the area at Stoulton, Worcestershire Parkway in 2020.

White Ladies Aston culture & places

The village has given its name to a Border Morris dance: the White Ladies Aston Dance. As part of the revival of Border Morris this is performed each year on the Saturday before Christmas.

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White Ladies Aston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied White Ladies Aston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo White Ladies Aston’s information audio spots:

Spetchley Park Spetchley Park is a country mansion standing in 4500 acres of gardens and parkland . The house and park are separately Grade II* listed .

Churchill, Wychavon Churchill or Churchill by Spetchley is a village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) from Worcester, in the Wychavon district, in Worcestershire, England. In 2001 it has a population of 24.

St Michael’s Church, Churchill St Michael’s Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Churchill in Oswaldslow, Worcestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

St John the Baptist, White Ladies Aston St John the Baptist is a Grade II* listed building in White Ladies Aston, Worcestershire, England. It is a building of Norman origin, dating from 1204 when Robert de Everay made a gift of two palfreys to the Bishop of Worcester. In 1255 the church was linked to Whistones Priory and Cistercian Nuns. In 1536 the church’s links with the White Ladies ended in 1536 when the Dissolution of the Monasteries was closed. The oldest timbers in the tower and spire date back to the 15th Century.

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