Aston Abbotts
Aston Abbotts | |
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St James the Great Parish Church | |
Location within Buckinghamshire | |
Population | 426 (2021, including Burston)[citation needed] |
OS grid reference | SP8420 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | AYLESBURY |
Postcode district | HP22 |
Dialling code | 01296 |
Police | Thames Valley |
Fire | Buckinghamshire |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Aston Abbotts |
Aston Abbotts or Aston Abbots is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Aylesbury and 2.5 miles (4 km) south-west of Wing. The parish includes the hamlet of Burston and had a population of 426 at the 2021 Census.
Manor
"Aston" is a common
Parish church
The
The church tower has a ring of six bells. Anthony Chandler of Drayton Parslow[5] cast the third and fifth bells in the Commonwealth period in 1652.[6] Edward Hall, also of Drayton Parslow,[5] cast the fourth bell in 1739 and the tenor in 1740.[6] John Taylor & Co of Loughborough[5] cast the treble and second bells in 1929.[6]
The polar explorer Sir James Clark Ross is buried in the churchyard of St James the Great.
Czechoslovak government-in-exile
In the Second World War from 1940 to 1945 Dr Edvard Beneš, the exiled President of Czechoslovakia, stayed at The Abbey in Aston Abbotts.[7][8] His advisers and secretaries (called his Chancellery) stayed in nearby Wingrave, and his military intelligence staff stayed at nearby Addington. President Beneš gave a bus shelter to the villages of Aston Abbotts and Wingrave in 1944. It is on the A418 road between the two villages.[9]
Amenities
The village has a
The nearest shop, post office and school are 1 mile east of Aston Abbotts in the village of Wingrave, with Wingrave offering a Church of England First and Middle school. The nearest secondary school and doctors surgery are 2 miles north east of Aston Abbotts in the village of Wing.
There are regular bus services to Aston Abbotts from Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6, retrieved 26 July 2021
- ^ Historic England (18 October 1966). "The Abbey (1116025)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Pevsner 1960, p. 52.
- ^ a b Historic England (18 October 1966). "Church of St James (1116023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Dovemaster (31 October 2012). "Bell Founders". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b c Davies, Peter (19 September 2009). "Aston Abbotts S James". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Stage 2 – Northampton, Aston Abbotts - 22 January 2020". www.mzv.cz. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "A look back at Buckinghamshire's strong Czech connection". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- Geograph.
- ^ a b "Our village – Facilities, Industry and Threats". Aston Abbotts. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Sources and further reading
- Page, W.H., ed. (1925). "Aston Abbots". A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 328–330.
- ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
- Rees, Neil (2005). The Secret History of The Czech Connection – The Czechoslovak Government in Exile in London and Buckinghamshire. ISBN 0-9550883-0-5.[page needed]