Wychavon District Worcestershire England United Kingdom
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White Ladies Aston
White Ladies Aston is a village in the Wychavon local government district of Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and also lends its name to the civil parish in which the village is located. The village is located to the east of the A44 which started as a Saltway linking Droitwich to Oxford. To the south is Pershore and five miles west is Worcester. The parish is bound to the east by the Bow Brook. The parish, according to the 2011 census, has 87 households with 220 residents.
There is evidence that people at least passed through the area during the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. As a village it has existed since Roman times with the parish boundaries being formed during the Anglo-Saxon period and have remain until today. The Domesday Book mentions local land owners notably the Bishop of Worcester who granted Aston Manor to the Cistercian Nuns in 1255. The nuns were referred to as the "White Ladies" which combined with the word "Aston", derived from the Anglo-Saxon term for "East Farm", forming the name of "White Ladies Aston".
The parish Church of England church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
Distance between:
London to White Ladies Aston97 Miles / 156 Kms Liverpool to White Ladies Aston93 Miles / 150 Kms
52.169421,-2.119706