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Rh ASTON BOTTEKELL. 118 ASTON NORTH. called Little Aston Farm, belongs to Pembroke College, Oxford. ASTON BOTTERELL, a par. in the hand, of Stot- tesden, in the co. of Salop, 6 miles to tin- N W : bury Mortimer. Bridgnorth is its post town. It lies on the west side of the river Rhea, at the foot of Cleo Hill, and includes the chplry. of Bold. In the reign of Henry III. this place held the rank of a market town,
 * mor at that time belonging to the family

Botterells. The living is a root.* in the dioc. of Hero- ford, of the val. of 36", in the patron, of tin Duke of Cleveland. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. This village is a nn-et for the, Wheatland hounds. ASTON-BY-Bl'DWOKTH, a chplry. iii tho par. of Great Budworth, hund. of Bucklow, in tho co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles to the N. of Northwieh. In this chplry. is Arley Hall, an ancient mansion with a moat, originally built at tho commencement of the 16th cen- tury, and rebuilt about tho year 1755. It was the seat of the Warburtons as early as the reign of Henry VII. The manor is now held by the Egertons. ASTON CANTLOW, or ASTON CAKTELri'K. :i par. and small town in the hund. of Barlichwa^-, in the Stratford div. of the co. of Warwick, 4 miles N.E. from Alcestcr, and 6 miles to the N.W. of Stratford-on-Avon. The river Alnc flows along the north-west border, and the Birmingham and Stratford canal passes on tho east- ern side of this parish. Comprised in it are tho chplry. of Wilncott, tho tnshp. of Newnham, and tho hmlts. of Little Alnc and Pathlow. The addition Cantelnpe is taken from the name of William de Cantelupe, who owned tho manor in the reign of King John, and who obtained from that prince a charter lor a market and yearly fair to bo held here, but which are now discon- tinued. The living is a vie.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, of the val. of 93, and in the patron, of tho Kev. E. B. K. Fortescue. The church is dedicated to St. John tho Baptist, and has a fine embattled tower at the west end. There is a school, built in 1848. In tho neighbourhood are some stone quarries. ASTON CLINTON, a par. in the hund. of Aylcsbury, in the co. of Buckingham, 4 miles to tho S.E. of A le>- bury. Tring is its post town. It lies near the borders of Hertfordshire t ho Aylcsbury and Wcndover canals, which connect those towns with the Grand Junc- tion canal. Tho London and North- Western railway passes a little to tho cast of Aston. The par. comprises the chplry. of St. Leonard. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Oxford, of the val. of 50C, in the patron, of tho Principal and Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. The church is dedicated to St. Michael. The cur.* of St. Leonard's, val. 170, is in tho gift of trustees. Tho chapel, which was a chantry to Missendcn Abbey, and contains some interesting monuments and relics, has been restored. There is a chapel belonging to tho Bap- tists. Aston House, late tho seat of Lord Lake, stands in a fine park, and has been recently rebuilt. ASTON, EAST, and AST! IN, Vi'KST, tythirH. in thu par. of Longparish, and hund. of l"j>]."i- Win nvell, in tho co. of Southampton, 3 miles from Whitchurch. are watered by tho river Anton. ASTON EPISCOPI, Worcestershire. See ASTON WHITE LADY. ASTON EYRE, a rhplry. in tho par. of Mon-ill and hund. of Stottesdcn, in tho co. of Salop, 4 miles from Bridgnorth, its post town. The living is a iH'rpct. cur.* united with tlu 1, in the dioc. of Hi -n lord. AS! par. i.i the hund. of Spark- >ter, 3 miles to tin s llinckley, its post town, and 6 N. from Ullesthorpe rail- way station I .on tho borders of Warwick- shire, on a smnll brai r Soar, and contains tho '. !i-y. Tho livinir is a mi." in the dio<- ii, val., with tli" ]> i Burbage, which in anin xed t.. it, IS7S. in |. Earl do Grey. The ehureh .. is an ancient Gothic build i Viiliam Turville, who died in 1- was rebuilt in 1855. The yearly value of tho charitable endowments is 22. The Roman road, Waiting Street, and the Fosse Way, pass within a short distance of this place. Sir William Hartropp is lord of the manor. AST( >N t . I : A N i . I :. u tnshp. in the par. of Kuncorn, and hund. of Buckliw, in the co. palatine of Chester, 3 miles from Frodsham. It is situated on the river Weaver, not far from the North Western railway and the Bridgwater canal. It formerly belonged to the Cistercian abbey of Stanlow, which was made a cell to that of Whalley in 1290. A chapel belonging to the monks stood here. ASTON IKGHAM, a tnshp., vil., and par. in the hund. of Greytree, in the co. of Hereford, 5 miles E. from Ross, 13 from Gloucester, and 2 from Mitcheldcan. road station, on the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester rail- way. Newcnt is its post town. It is situated on the borders of Gloucestershire, on elevated ground, forming the outskirts of the Forest of Dean. The living is a rect* in the dioc. of Hereford, val. 350, in tho patnfl of the Rev. II. L. Whatlt-y, incumbent. The < hurch j| an old stone building, coloured white, without mo^B pretension to architectural display. There is a National free school, with an endowment of 10 per annum. May Hill, known as the mariner's landmark, is in this parish. It has a singular appearance when viewed from the Irish Sea, or tho Bristol Channel, with its clump of I trees at the summit. ASTON IVTNGUOE, a hmlt. in the par. of hoe, and hund. of Cottesloe, in the co. of Buck 1 mile to the N. of Ivinghoe. The hmlt. is near ' border of Bedfordshire, in an elevated situation, which there is an extensive prospect. ASTON-JUXTA-MpNDRUil, a tnshp. in the par. c Acton, hund. of Nantwich, in the co. palatine <. i i i. : . i , 3 miles to the N. of Nantwich. The Chester and < railway passes through it. Brumes Hall, noi house, is the ancient seat of the Brayne family ASTON-LE- WALLS, a par. in the hund. ol Chip Warden, in the co. of Northampton, 8 miles to the ; Btmbury. Daventry is its post town. It is on borders of Oxfordshire, in a pleasant woo along which pass the river Cherwcll, and the Ox canal. Appletree is a hmlt. of this par. The living i a rect.* in the di' ilwrough, val. "> patron, of tho President and Fellows of St. John's C logo, Oxford. In the church, which is u Leonard, is a monumental brass of the year 1' square font adorned with sculpture. There are able endowments which amount to 6 per annum. House, a farmhouse in this parish, was built l>y the tfl of Francis Plowden, Comptroller of tin II the reign of James II. Tho Roman wa to I ' a . i inOxfordshire.runsthroughAston, which has i addition to its name from a rampart (fallit,,i on i hat way. ASTON, LITTLE, a hmlt. in tho par. of Sh< nMoi and hund. of Offlow, in tho co. of Stafford, 5 in E. of Walsall. Aston Hall is the chief reside! ASTON MAGNA, a hmlt. in tho par. of Bio upper div. of the hund. of Oswaldslow, in tho co. i Worcester, but surrounded by the co. of Glouccsf 2 miles to the N. of Moroton-in-the-Marsh. The Fosse Way passes near it. The living is a j>erpet. cur. in the dux-, of Worcester, val. 105, in the patron, of Lord Redesdale. Tho church is dedicated to St. .l!m. ASTON, MIDDU:. a tnshp. in the par. of A ton Steeple, and hund. of Wootton, in tho co. of Oxford, 6 miles to the N ol Woodstock. 'ON M01.I.INS, u hmlt. in tho par. of Dinton, hund. oi ,, -liury, in tho co. of Buckingham, 3 mill '.11 V. ASTON -MOKKIS. a tyth-. in the pars, of ljuniham and Huntspill, 1 :n the hui.d. of licinpltC^^' that of Hunt-pill and I'liritoll, in I miles to tho N. of Bridgwater. I the eoast o ; IT Bay, at; of the m i id Taunt on canal psises near the ty thing. N( >l;TH, a par. in the hund. of Wootton, in the co. of Oxford, 2 miles lu the S.E. of Heddingto*.