Aston
Area of Birmingham, EnglandAston is an area of inner Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a ward within the metropolitan authority. It is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Birmingham City Centre.
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AI Generated- 1086Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Estone" with a mill, a priest, and probably a church, woodland, and ploughland.
- 1776Part of the 15th-century tower and spire of Aston's church was rebuilt.
- 1869Aston, as Aston Manor, was governed by a Local Board.
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