Aston Somerville

Aston Somerville
Aston Somerville
Aston Somerville Aston Somerville shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference	SP045382
Civil parish	Aston Somerville
District	Wychavon
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BROADWAY
Postcode district	WR12
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
List of places UK England Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°02′34″N 1°56′08″W / 52.042764°N 1.935525°W / 52.042764; -1.935525

Aston Somerville is a small village approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Evesham, Worcestershire, England.^[1]

Farms and buildings

St Mary's Church

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.^[2]

War memorials

The following names appear on the Village's war memorial in St. Mary's Church:

Percy Baverstock
Earnest Stock Dale^[3]
Gerald Haines - who is also commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial ^[4]
George Frederick Hoddinot - "Fell at Damery" (also recorded on a tombstone)^[5]
James Pay
Alfred Perkins
Leonard Pitman

Recorded on another gravestone in the Churchyard is another World War I casualty:

Henry West KRR "Missing at Langemarch"^[6]^[7]

The sole World War II casualty recorded is:

Geoffrey Norman Wilson (son of Lt Col D.D. Wilson)

Marriages

As of July 2012, information on marriages in Aston Somerville that occurred between 1700 and 1812 is available on the internet.^[8]

References

↑ Google (2012). "Aston Somerville, Worcestershire Cherry WR12. United Kingdom". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
↑ "Church of St Mary, Aston Somerville". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
↑ Mark Hitchin. "Ernest Stock Dale". http://fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Retrieved 10 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ Broadway Remembers|url=http://warmem.broadwaymanor.co.uk
↑ Mark Hitchin. "George Frederick Hoddinot - Son of the Late J. P. Hoddinot". http://fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Retrieved 10 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. "Casualty details". CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
↑ Mark Hitchin. "StonesandMonuments -- imgp7903.jpg". http://fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Retrieved 10 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)
↑ Mark Hitchin. "Aston Somerville". http://fattie.freehostia.com/ - "Other". Unknown. Retrieved 10 July 2012. External link in |work= (help)

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Settlements in the Wychavon district

Towns	Droitwich Spa Evesham Pershore

Villages	Ab Lench Abberton Abbots Morton Aldington Aston Somerville Ashton under Hill Atch Lench Badsey Beckford Bengeworth Besford Bridge Besford Bickmarsh Birlingham Bishampton Blackminster Bradley Green Bredon Bretforton Bricklehampton Broadway Broughton Hackett Charlton Cleeve Prior Conderton Crossway Green Defford Dodderhill Drakes Broughton Dunhampstead Dunhampton Eckington Elmbridge Elmley Castle Fernhill Heath Fladbury Flyford Flavell Grafton Flyford Grafton Great Comberton Hadzor Hampton Hanbury Hartlebury Harvington Hatfield Hawbridge Hawford Himbleton Hinton-on-the-Green Holberrow Green Honeybourne Huddington Kemerton Kersoe Kington Little Comberton Littleworth Martin Hussingtree Mere Green Murcot Netherton North and Middle Littleton North Piddle Norton Oddingley Offenham Ombersley Overbury Pebworth Pensham Peopleton Pinvin Pirton Salwarpe Sedgeberrow South Littleton Strensham Throckmorton Tibberton Upton Snodsbury Upton Warren Wadborough White Ladies Aston Whittington Wick Wickhamford Wychbold Wyre Piddle

Civil parishes	Civil parishes in the Wychavon district

Ceremonial county of Worcestershire

Boroughs or districts	Bromsgrove Malvern Hills Redditch Worcester Wychavon Wyre Forest

Major settlements	Bewdley Bromsgrove Droitwich Spa Evesham Kidderminster Malvern Pershore Redditch Stourport-on-Severn Tenbury Wells Upton-upon-Severn Worcester See also: List of civil parishes in Worcestershire

Rivers	Arrow Avon Salwarpe Severn Stour Teme

Canals	Droitwich Staffordshire & Worcestershire Worcester & Birmingham

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