Astley, Shropshire - Citizendia

Astley is a small village and parish in Shropshire, England. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. Shropshire (ˈʃrɒpʃɪə/ /-ʃə alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated in print only Shrops, is a county in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The official 2001 census recorded 454 people living in the parish and 116 in the village itself. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001

The village lies near to (and between) the A53 and A49 roads. The A53 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region The parish is in the borough of Shrewsbury and Atcham. A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice History The borough was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 when the Municipal borough of Shrewsbury

Upper Astley is a hamlet on the A53 about half a mile to the South of the village of Astley. There is a public house there - the Dog in the Lane.

History

The village was featured in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a small settlement, with no church, but with a manor, and was called "Hesleie". The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey Back then it was part of the Baschurch Hundred. Baschurch is a large village and Civil parish in Shropshire, England.

The village of Astley today is scenic and quaint, and consists of a number of old dwellings of architectural interest. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation For this reason a Conservation Area covers almost the entirety of the village, including all of the dwellings there. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded Astley Conservation Area was designated in 1988 and covers and area of 23. 5 hectares/57 acres. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U It is currently being reviewed and the boundaries may soon be altered slightly. The Conservation Area is centred around the church of St Mary's which dates back to the 12th century. During the medieval era the area was partly administered by nearby Haughmond Abbey (now a ruin). Haughmond Abbey at Haughmond Hill in Shropshire, otherwise known as the Abbey of Saint John the Evangelist, was founded in about

The oldest existing dwelling is Church House, built in the early 17th century. Church Farmhouse is thought to be 18th century and Firs Farmhouse is dated 1760. There are a number of substantial Victorian era houses too, with large, landscaped gardens and grounds. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The village therefore has a great number of fine mature trees.

The most impressive dwelling in Astley today is Astley House, originally a small 18th century country house set within its own ornamental grounds. The house and its gardens were remodelled in the 19th century and the house grew in stature greatly. The main part of the building is now in the form of a Classical temple, in a Corinthian style. Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean The Corinthian order is one of the Classical orders of Greek and Roman Architecture, characterized The coach house flanking the main building is also in the style of a Greek Doric temple with a portico in antis. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The Doric order was one of the three '''orders''' or organizational systems of Ancient Greek or Classical architecture; the other two Canonical A portico is a Porch that is leading to the entrance of a building or extended as a Colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway supported by Columns

Nearby is a monument to King George IV (the famous Prince Regent of the time) which too is in an ancient Roman/Greek fashion. For the station on the Docklands Light Railway, see Prince Regent DLR station. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The grounds of Astley House extend quite some distance and are similarly landscaped to a high order.

Astley House, Church House, Church Farmhouse and the Firs Farmhouse are all listed buildings. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance There are a number of other interesting old dwellings and outbuildings in a village that has grown slowly over time (despite development continuing apace nearby, notably in Battlefield. Battlefield is a village 3 miles north of Shrewsbury town centre in Shropshire, England. The village is effectively by-passed by the A53 and A49 roads, although there were plans in the 1980s to re-route the A53 closer to the village in a wider scheme of road building north of Shrewsbury. The A53 is a Primary route in northern England, that runs from Buxton in Derbyshire to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The A49 is a major Road in western England, which traverses the Welsh Marches region Fortunately this did not happen, instead the new A5124 "Battlefield Link Road" was built closer to Shrewsbury in the late 1990s. The A5124 is a road in Shropshire, England, that forms part of the northern section of the Shrewsbury by-pass

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