White Ladies Aston

White Ladies Aston

White Ladies Aston Church.
White Ladies Aston
White Ladies Aston shown within Worcestershire
OS grid reference SO849548
Civil parish
  • White Ladies Aston
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WORCESTER
Postcode district WR7
Police West Mercia
Fire Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands

White Ladies Aston is a village in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and also lends its name to the Civil Parish in which the village is located.

Location

White Ladies Aston is located about 6 miles east of Worcester and are associated with Nunnery Wood at Worcester Woods Country Park.

History & amenities

The parish is bound to the east by the Bow Brook. Nearby places are Churchill, Peopleton, Spetchley and Egdon.

The parish Church of England church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.

The village name derives from the Cistercian nuns of Whitstones Priory, north of Worcester, who held land in the parish.[1]

Silurian Border Morris side dancing the Black Ladies Ashton

The village has given its name to two Border Morris dances: Black Ladies Ashton and White Ladies Ashton.

References

  1. ↑ Nick Cripps, Exploring Worcester Woods: the Country Park. Retrieved 3 July 2009


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