Difference between revisions of "Aston, Montgomeryshire"
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Aston is situated on the B4385 road from [[Bishop's Castle]] to [[Montgomery]], six miles south-east of the latter. | Aston is situated on the B4385 road from [[Bishop's Castle]] to [[Montgomery]], six miles south-east of the latter. | ||
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| + | A small hill fort exists on the southern edge of Pentre Wood. It occupies the summit of a hill of about 700 feet altitude and commands an extensive prospect to the north and west over the plain of [[Churchstoke]] and [[Chirbury]]. A pig of lead inscribed with the name of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138) was found about the year 1775 near Aston Farmhouse. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:23, 21 November 2016
Aston is a township of the ancient parish of Lydham in south-eastern Montgomeryshire, adjacent to the border with Shropshire. The main part of the parish is detached in Shropshire. The township was made into a civil parish in 1866, but was merged into that of Churchstoke in 1933.
Aston is situated on the B4385 road from Bishop's Castle to Montgomery, six miles south-east of the latter.
A small hill fort exists on the southern edge of Pentre Wood. It occupies the summit of a hill of about 700 feet altitude and commands an extensive prospect to the north and west over the plain of Churchstoke and Chirbury. A pig of lead inscribed with the name of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138) was found about the year 1775 near Aston Farmhouse.
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- Location map: 52°30’53"N, 3°2’49"W
