Aston Magna, Worcestershire
Historical Description
Aston-Magna, a parish in Worcestershire, near the Fosse Way, and Blockley station on the G.W.R., and 3 miles NW by N of Moreton-in-Marsh, which is the post town. Population, 196. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; value, £203. The church, erected in 1846, is a stone edifice in the Gothic style.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Worcestershire | |
| Civil parish | Blockley | |
| Hundred | Oswaldslow | |
| Poor Law union | Shipston-On-Stour |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1846.
Churches
Church of England
St. John the Evangelist (parish church)
The church of St. John the Evangelist, erected in 1846, is a building of stone in the Early Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave and a low western tower, containing one bell, and will seat about 200 persons.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Aston Magna from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Aston Magna)
Land and Property
The full transcript of the Worcestershire section of the Return of Owners of Land, 1873.
Maps
Online maps of Aston Magna are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Worcestershire papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Worcestershire 1569 is available on the Heraldry page.