Aston-sub-Edge
| Aston Subedge | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's church | |
  Aston Subedge Location within Gloucestershire | |
 Interactive map showing the parish boundary | |
| Population | 52 (2021 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP142411 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chipping Campden |
| Postcode district | GL55 6 |
| Dialling code | 01386 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Aston-sub-Edge (officially Aston Subedge) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, close by the border with Worcestershire (to the west). At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 52 people in 26 households. The village is about 8 miles (13 km) east of Evesham, and near the village of Weston-sub-Edge.
The church of St Andrew was built in 1797 by Thomas Johnson of Warwick.
Christopher Savage, Lord of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, and an Esquire of the Body of King Henry VIII, had livery of the manor of Aston-sub-Edge on 14 May 1521, which he had inherited from his father, Sir Christopher Savage, Knt., (who fell at the Battle of Flodden in 1513) who had acquired it by his marriage to Anne, daughter of Sir John Stanley, Knt., of Elford, Staffordshire (d. Nov 1508)
Dover's Hill lies about 1 mile (2 km) to the south of Aston Subedge. In the 1630s Endymion Porter, a courtier and diplomat who lived at Aston-sub-Edge, brought members of the court to see the Cotswold Olympics which were held on Dover's Hill.
Demographics
| Census | Population | Female | Male | Households | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 107 | 55 | 52 | 43 | |
| 2021 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
References
- ↑ "Location of North Cotswolds". parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Parishes (May 2024) Boundaries EW BGC". geoportal.statistics.gov.uk. PAR24CD = E04004186, PAR24NM = Aston Subedge. Retrieved 30 October 2026.
- ↑ Calendar of State Papers (Henry VIII)
- ↑ Plantagenet Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Baltimore, Md., 2004, p.284 and 639.
- ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PRO, Will of John Savage of Edgiock, &c., proved 11 February 1632, mentions.
- ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Aston Subedge Parish (E04004186)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "Parish Profiles". Office for National Statistics. GSS E04004186 (Aston Subedge parish) in tables PP001 (households) and PP002 (sex). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) ISBN 0-14-071040-X, p. 92
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