Astley, Worcestershire
Coordinates: 52°18′21″N 2°18′50″W / 52.305897°N 2.313856°W
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Jan2006.jpg) Pool House, Astley, a Grade II listed Gothic Revival country house |
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 Astley
Astley shown within Worcestershire |
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| Population | 888 |
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| OS grid reference | SO786675 |
| - London | 109 miles (175 km) |
| Civil parish | Astley and Dunley |
| District | Malvern Hills |
| Shire county | Worcestershire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN |
| Postcode district | DY13 |
| Dialling code | 01299 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | West Worcestershire |
| List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire | |
Astley is a village, and a civil parish (with Dunley) in Worcestershire, England, about seven miles south-west of Kidderminster.
A range of English white wines including sparkling wines have been produced in Astley since 1983. The wines have won over 100 awards, and are now Quality Wine status, three of which have received International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards. [1]
There is evidence in the village of Norman heritage. The house Astley Towne has a Norman cellar. There was formerly an estate at Glasshampton with the seat of the Winford family. The house no longer exists but the stables accommodate an Anglican Franciscan monastery.
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[edit] Education
Astley Primary School is a small, rural Church of England Voluntary Aided school with about eighty pupils between 4 and 11 years old. Although the school is isolated, it is popular with children travelling some distance each day.
[edit] Facilities
Astley Burf contains an Outdoor Education centre, owned by Dudley Council, and used by Dudley schools during the Spring and Summer
[edit] Notable residents
- Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), poet and hymnist was born in the village, the youngest daughter of the Rector of Astley.
- Former Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin lived in Astley in his later years, his home has now become a nursing home. There is also a monument dedicated to him on the main road between Holt and Stourport.
- Winford Baronets, of Glasshampton
- Captain Andrew Yarranton, Engineer and Agriculturalist
[edit] See also
- Astley Cross
- Areley Kings
- Brown, P (1982) ‘The early industrial complex at Astley, Worcestershire’, Post-Medieval Archaeology,16, pp 1-19.
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