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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Aston like this:
Aston, par. and ry. sta., Warwickshire, partly in bor. of Birmingham, 14,090 ac., pop. 201,305; pop. of bor. part, 131,661; at Aston Hall Charles I. was entertained prior to the battle of Edge Hill.
Aston is now part of BIRMINGHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how BIRMINGHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aston, in Birmingham and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/306
Date accessed: 11th November 2025
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