Aston Somerville
| Aston Somerville | |
| Gloucestershire | |
|---|---|
 Aston Somerville | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP045382 |
| Location: | 52°2’34"N, 1°56’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Broadway |
| Postcode: | WR12 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Wychavon |
Aston Somerville is a small village and parish in northern Gloucestershire, approximately three miles south of Evesham in neighbouring Worcestershire. It forms part of the Kiftsgate Hundred.
History
Historically, the Aston Somerville Village has consisted of three individual farms (originally known as the Lower, Middle and Upper Farms), albeit they have usually been farmed as one estate (most notably attributed to the Crowther Family in the 19th century).
St Mary's Church is a Grade-I-listed building dating from the 13th century.[1]
War memorials
The following names appear on the Village's war memorial in St Mary's Church:
- Percy Baverstock
- Earnest Stock Dale[2]
- Gerald Haines - who is also commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial [3]
- George Frederick Hoddinot - "Fell at Damery" (also recorded on a tombstone)[4][5]
- James Pay
- Alfred Perkins
- Leonard Pitman
Recorded on another gravestone in the Churchyard is another World War I casualty:
The sole World War II casualty recorded is:
- Geoffrey Norman Wilson (son of Lt Col. D.D. Wilson)
Marriage records
As of July 2012, information on marriages in Aston Somerville that occurred between 1700 and 1812 is available on the internet.[8]
References
- ↑ "Church of St Mary, Aston Somerville". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-399007-church-of-st-mary-aston-somerville-worce. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Mark Hitchin. "Ernest Stock Dale". fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084524/http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/ESD.html. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Broadway Remembers|url=http://warmem.broadwaymanor.co.uk
- ↑ Mark Hitchin. "George Frederick Hoddinot - Son of the Late J. P. Hoddinot". fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084529/http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/JFH.html. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ There are two places in France called Damery. Both are in the World War I area of combat, and it is unclear which one is meant. It may be noted, however, that Damery, Marne was awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Casualty details". CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/876563/WEST,%20HENRY. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Mark Hitchin. "StonesandMonuments -- imgp7903.jpg". fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084538/http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/StonesandMonuments/target4.html. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Mark Hitchin. "Aston Somerville". fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120229084516/http://fattie.freehostia.com/astonsomerville/RandomGenealogy.html. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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