Ashton under Hill

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Ashton under Hill
Shire county		Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	EVESHAM
Postcode district	WR11
Dialling code	01386
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
West Worcestershire
List of places UK England Worcestershire 52°02′N 2°01′W / 52.04°N 2.01°W / 52.04; -2.01

Ashton under Hill is a village and

. A five house hamlet named Paris is located above the village with panoramic views over the surrounding hills.

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The village church, St Barbara's is dedicated to

who is alleged to afford protection from lightning strikes. In 2005, villagers celebrated the 900th anniversary of the church.

The author Fred Archer lived in Ashton at Stanley's Farm. He wrote a series of popular books about tales of country life. The books described life in the village between the years 1876 and 1939.

. The loop was built to address the fact that the main line bypassed most of the towns it might otherwise have served, but it took three separate companies to complete.

The loop officially closed between Ashchurch and Redditch in June 1963, but poor condition of the track had brought about withdrawal of all trains between Evesham and Redditch earlier, in October 1962, being replaced by a bus service for the final eight months. Redditch to Barnt Green remains open on the electrified Birmingham suburban network.

Ashton under Hill station house still stands as a private residence.

Schools

The schools Bredon Hill Academy and Ashton under Hill First are located in Ashton under Hill. Both schools have received an Ofsted rating of "outstanding".

Ashton is located near the Bredon Hill satellite villages of Conderton, Beckford, Elmley Castle, Overbury and Kemerton.

• Media related to Ashton under Hill at Wikimedia Commons
• Ashton under Hill community site
• Bredon Hill Academy web site
• Ashton [-under-Hill] in the Domesday Book