Aston, Oxfordshire
Aston is a village about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of
2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,374.[1]
History
Until the 19th century Aston was a township in the ancient parish of Bampton.[2] In 1866 the civil parish of Aston and Cote was separated from Bampton. In 1931 Aston and Cote was united with Chimney to form the civil parish of Aston Bampton, which was merged with Shifford in 1954 to form the parish of Aston Bampton and Shifford.[3] The parish was later renamed Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney.
Parish church
The
ecclesiastical parish of Bampton Aston. It now forms part of the benefice of Bampton with Clanfield,[3] which also includes the parish of Lew.[5]
Pottery
Aston Pottery[6] was founded in 1990 and now employs 50 people producing over 120 different patterns on 45 different shapes. The pottery also has a café and gardens.
References
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the originalon 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ Crossley & Currie, 1996, pp. 6–62
- ^ a b Crossley & Currie, 1996, pp. 62–80
- ^ a b c Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 426
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Archived from the originalon 23 June 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Aston Pottery
Sources
- Crossley, Alan; Currie, C.R.J. (eds.); Baggs, A.P.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, Simon C. (1996). A History of the County of Oxford. )
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
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- The Parish of Aston, Cote, Chimney & Shifford
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