Asthorpc, hamlet, Willoughby par., mid. Lincoln-
shire, 4 miles SB. of Alford.

Astle Hall, seat, Cheshire, 7 m. E. of Macclesfield.

Astley.—township with ry. sta., Leigh par., SE. Lan-
cash., 84milesW. of Manchester, 2685 ac., pop. 2669; P.O.
—2. Astley, eccl. dist. (St Mary), Shrewsbury par., N.
Shropsh., 5 m. NE. of Shrewsbury, 1204 ac., pop. 236; P.O.
—3. Astley, par. and seat, N. Warwickshire, 34 miles
SW. of Nuneaton, 2550 ac., pop. 244; P.O.—4. Astley,
par., W. Worcestershire, on river Severn, 34 miles S. of
Stourport, 2958 ac., pop. 797. A Benedictine priory was
founded here in the time of William the Conqueror.—
5. Astley, hamlet, Swillington and Kippax pars., S.
div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles SE. of Leeds.

Astley Abbots, par. and seat, S. Shropshire, 2 miles
N. of Bridgnorth, on river Severn, 3228 ac., pop. 623.

Astley Bridge, eccl. dist. and vil., Bolton-le-Moors
par., SE. Lancashire, 3 miles N. of Bolton, pop. 5613;
P.O., T.o.

Aston.—hamlet, Ivinghoe par., E. Bucks, 1 mile NE.
of Ivinghoe.—2. Aston, hamlet, Cheshire, 5 miles SW.
of Nantwich; P.O.—3. Aston, township, Hope par.,
N. Derbysh., 2 m. NE. of Castleton, 710 ac., pop. 96.—

4. Aston, township and seat, Aston-upon-Trent par., in
co. and 6 m. SE. of Derby.—5. Aston, township and
seat, Ha warden par., Flintshire, 5 miles NE. of Mold;
an extensive iron foundry is here.—6. Aston, hamlet,
Avening par., E. Gloucestersh., 2 miles SE. of Minchin-
hampton.—7. Aston, township, Kingsland par., N.
Herefordsh., 3J miles NW. of Leominster.—8. Aston,
par., N. Herefordshire, near river Teme, 9 miles NW.
of Leominster, 920 ac., pop. 49.—9. Aston, par. and
seat, N. Herts, on river Beane, 2 miles SE. of Ste-
venage, 2073 ac., pop. 571; P.O.—10. Aston, town-
ship, Lydham par., Montgomerysh., 7 m. SW. of Church
Stretton, 1125 ac., pop. 60.—II. Aston, hamlet, in
par. and 2 m. E. of Bampton, SW. Oxfordsh.; P.O.—
—12. Aston, township, Wem par., N. Shropsh., on river
Roden, 1 m. E. of Wem.—13. Aston, township, Claverley
par., S. Shropsh., 6 milesE. of Bridgnorth.—14. Aston,
township, Hopesay par., S. Shropshire, on river Clun,
64 miles SE. of Bishops Castle.—15. Aston, township,
Munslow par., S. Shropshire, 74 miles N. of Ludlow.—
16. Aston, eccl. dist. and seat, Oswestry par., N. Shrop-
shire, 34 miles SE. of Oswestry.—17. Aston, township,
Wellington par., N. Shropsh., 2 m. SW. of Wellington,
pop. 84.—18. Aston, township, Mucklestone par., Staf-
fordsh., 64 m.NE. of Market-Drayton.—19. Aston, eccl.
dist., Stone par., W. Staffordsh., 2 m. SE. of Stone; P.O.
It includes Little Aston, hamlet and seat.—20. Aston,
par. and ry. sta., Warwickshire, partly in bor. of Bir-
mingham, 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 Abbots, par., in centre of Bucks, 5 miles
NE. of Aylesbury, 2198 ac., pop. 290.

Aston and Cote, 2 hamlets, Bampton par., Oxford-
shire, 2997 ac. (22 water), pop. 711.

Aston Blank, par., E. Gloucestershire, 2 miles from
Bourton-on-the-Waterry. sta. and 4 miles NE. of North-
leach, 2250 ac., pop. 300; P.O.

Aston Botterell, par., S. Shropshire, 6 miles NW.
of Cleobury Mortimer, 2238 ac., pop. 165.

Aston Brook, eccl. dist., in suburbs of Birmingham,
Aston par., N. Warwickshire, pop. 9043.

Aston by Bud worth, township, mid. Cheshire, 3J
miles N. of Northwich, 2957 ac. (33 water), pop. 449.

Aston by Sutton, township, Runcorn par., W. Che-
shire, 3 miles NE. of Frodsham, 1408 ac. (22 water),
pop. 285; contains the seat of Aston Hall.

Aston Cantlow, par., S. Warwickshire, 2 miles
from Bearley ry. sta. and 54 miles NW. of Stratford-
on-Avon, 4300 ac., pop. 1099.

Aston CUnton, par., township, and seat, in centre of
Bucks, 34 miles SE. of Aylesbury—par., 3809 ac.,
pop. 1495; P.O.

Aston Cross.—E. Gloucestershire, 3 miles NE. of
Tewkesbury; P.O.—2. Aston Cross, suburb of Bir-
mingham, Warwickshire; P.O., T.o.

Aston, East and West, 2 tithings, Longparish par.,
N. Hants, on river Anton, 3 miles SW. of Whitchurch.

Aston Eyre, township, Morvill par., N. Shropshire,
4 miles W. of Bridgnorth, pop. 89.