Aston, Oxfordshire
Coordinates: 51°43′30″N 1°30′29″W / 51.725°N 1.508°W
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 Aston
Aston shown within Oxfordshire |
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| Population | 1,264 (parish, including Cote, Shifford, Chimney)(2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SP3403 |
| Civil parish | Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney |
| District | West Oxfordshire |
| Shire county | Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bampton |
| Postcode district | OX18 |
| Dialling code | 01993 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Oxfordshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Witney |
| Website | Aston, Cote, Chimney and Shifford |
| List of places: UK • England • Oxfordshire | |
Aston is a village about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England. It is also 3.3 Miles (5.3 km) from Ducklington. The village is part of the civil parish of Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney. The southern boundary of the parish is the River Thames.
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[edit] History
Until the 19th century Aston was a township in the ancient parish of Bampton.[2] In 1866 the civil parish of Aston and Cote was separated from Bampton. In 1931 Aston and Cote was united with Chimney were united to form the civil parish of Aston Bampton, which was merged with Shifford in 1954 to form the parish of Aston Bampton and Shifford.[3] The parish was later renamed Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney.
[edit] Parish church
The Church of England parish church of Saint James was built in 1839[4] with only a low squat tower and one bell. Later a spire and second bell were added. The Gothic Revival architect Joseph Clarke restored the building in 1862,[4] even though it was only 23 years old at the time. The architect H.G.W. Drinkwater made further alterations in 1885-89.[4]
The present six bells were supplied by John Taylor & Co. of Loughborough in 1883, the two original bells being taken in part exchange. Two brass plates in the church commemorate the names of local clergy & churchwardens at the time of the bells' dedication and benefactors who contributed to the cost, the balance of which was raised by public subscription. In 1992 the bells were restored and re-hung by White's of Appleton following two years of local fund-raising.
In 1857 Aston, Cote and Shifford were made part of the ecclesiastical parish of Bampton Aston. It now forms part of the united benefice of Bampton with Clanfield.[5]
[edit] Pottery
Aston Pottery[6] was founded in 1990 and now employs 40 people producing over 120 different patterns on 45 different shapes. It has recently expanded and now has a Country Cafe, which serves hot and cold food made from locally sourced ingredients.
[edit] References
- ^ "Area selected: West Oxfordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View. Office for National Statistics. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=798813&c=Great+Tew&d=16&g=481687&i=1001x1003x1006&k=headcounts&o=1&m=0&r=1&s=1269378817046&enc=1&domainId=15&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ Crossley & Currie, 1996, pages 6-62
- ^ Vision of Britain: Aston Bampton and Shifford
- ^ a b c Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 426
- ^ Crossley & Currie, 1996, pages 62-80
- ^ Aston Pottery
[edit] Sources
- Crossley, Alan; Currie, C.R.J. (eds.); Baggs, A.P.; Chance, Eleanor; Colvin, Christina; Day, C.J.; Selwyn, Nesta; Townley, Simon C. (1996). A History of the County of Oxford, Volume 13: Bampton Hundred (Part One). Victoria County History. pp. 6–80.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 426. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
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