Aston Subedge (also written Aston-sub-Edge) is a village and
civil parish in the
Cotswold
The Cotswolds (, ) is a region in central-southwest England, along a range of rolling hills that rise from the meadows of the upper Thames to an escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale.
The area is defined by the bedrock of Juras ...
district of
Gloucestershire, England, close by the border with
Worcestershire (to the west). According to the 2001 census the population was 55, increasing to 107 at the
2011 census. The village is about 8 miles east of
Evesham
Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...
, and near the village of
Weston-sub-Edge
Weston-sub-Edge (also known as Weston Subedge) is a village in Gloucestershire, England.
History
This Cotswold village, recorded in the Domesday Book, lies at the foot of Dover's Hill. Named after Robert Dover who organised his ‘Olimpick’ ...
.
The church of St Andrew was built in 1797 by
Thomas Johnson of
Warwick.
Christopher Savage, Lord of
Elmley Castle
Elmley Castle is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, in England, United Kingdom. It is located on the north side of Bredon Hill 3 miles south east of Pershore in the local government district of Wychavon.
Amenities and history
It ha ...
, 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
Dover's Hill is a hill in the Cotswolds area of central England. The hill is north-west of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire. Dover's Hill and the surrounding land is the property of The National Trust.
On the top of the hill is a trig poin ...
lies about to the south of Aston Subedge. In the 1630s Endymion Porter, a courtier and diplomat who lived at Aston-sub-Edge,
[Prerogative Court of Canterbury, PRO, Will of John Savage of Edgiock, &c., proved 11 Feb 1632, mentions.] brought members of the court to see the Cotswold Olympics which were held on Dover's Hill.
References
* David Verey, ''Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds'', The Buildings of England edited by
Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. (1979) , p. 92
External links
*
St Andrew Church, Aston-Sub-Edge
Villages in Gloucestershire
Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
Cotswold District
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