Aston Subedge
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Aston Subedge (also written Aston-sub-Edge) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, close by the border with Worcestershire (to the west). According to the 2001 census the population was 55. The village is about 8 miles east of Evesham, and near the village of Weston-sub-Edge.
The church of St Andrew was built in 1797 by Thomas Johnson [disambiguation needed 
] of Warwick.
Dover's Hill is about one mile south. John Aubrey mentions that there was a turf maze here. A monument of 1934 commemorates Robert Dover, founder of the "Cotswold Olimpick Games", precursor of the modern Olympic Games.
[edit] References
- David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) ISBN 0-14-071040-X, p.92
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 52°4′17″N 1°48′0″W / 52.07139°N 1.8°W
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