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Aston
Aston (West Midlands)
Aston

Aston shown within the West Midlands
Population 26,972 (2001 Census)
 - Density 10,833 mile² (4,185 km²)
OS grid reference SP072889
Metropolitan borough City of Birmingham
Metropolitan county West Midlands
Region West Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BIRMINGHAM
Police West Midlands
Fire West Midlands
Ambulance West Midlands
European Parliament West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

Coordinates: 52°29′53″N 1°53′35″W / 52.498, -1.893

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History

Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Estone", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey The Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston was built in medieval times to replace an earlier church. The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul ( in Witton Lane Aston, Birmingham, England is the only church within the City of Birmingham mentioned in The body of the church was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin during the period 1879 to 1890; the 15th century tower and spire, which was partly rebuilt in 1776, being the only survivors of the medieval building.

The ancient parish of Aston (known as Aston juxta Birmingham) was large. It was separated from the parish of Birmingham by AB Row, which currently exists in the Eastside of the city at just 50 metres in length. Eastside is an area in the east of Birmingham city centre core in England currently under going a major redevelopment project It was partly included in the borough of Birmingham in 1838, and a further part, Saltley was added in 1891. Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, east of the city centre The Aston Urban District offices, constructed in 1882, were located on Albert Road. An Aston Manor urban sanitary district was formed in part of the parish. Aston Manor was a local government district in what is now northern Birmingham, from the 19th century to 1911 when it was added to Birmingham In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, the parish was split up, with Castle Bromwich, Erdington and Water Orton becoming separate parishes, as did Aston Manor. The Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict c 73 created a system of Urban districts and Rural districts with elected councils in all areas of England Castle Bromwich is a suburb situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English county of West Midlands. Erdington is an area five miles (8 km northeast of Birmingham city centre England. Water Orton is a Village near the River Tame in the North Warwickshire Borough of Warwickshire in England. The Aston parish now was entirely within Birmingham. Aston Manor was granted the status of municipal borough in 1903, and was then annexed to Birmingham in 1911, along with Erdington. Municipal boroughs were a type of Local government which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974 in Northern Ireland from 1840 to Castle Bromwich and Water Orton remain outside Birmingham's city limits to this day.

Besides the church and Aston Hall, Aston village consisted of few houses, taverns, farms, a mill and Aston Furnace. The Holte almshouses completed in 1656 and a fine Georgian rectory which were demolished despite objections when Aston Expressway was constructed. The A38(M is a Motorway in Birmingham, England. It is 2 miles (3

The Grand Junction Railway was built in 1837 although Aston railway station was not built until 1854. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 Aston railway station serves the district of Aston in Birmingham, England. A branch from Aston to Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield was opened later, this eventually became part of the Cross-City Line. Sutton Coldfield ( is a town within the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. The Cross-City Line is a Suburban Railway line in the West Midlands region of England.

On October 5, 1892, Victoria Road Baths were opened by the Aston Local Board. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year They comprised of first and second class swimming baths and first and second class private baths for men and women. Several hundred spectators could be accommodated in a spectators' gallery in the first class bath. During the winter months, a floor was fitted over the first class swimming baths so that the area could be used for gymnastic training. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination In 1911, it was taken over by the Birmingham Baths Committee. The Birmingham Baths Committee was a Birmingham City Council -run organisation responsible for the provision and maintenance of public swimming and bathing facilities within the

Old buildings which became popular within Aston included the Aston Hippodrome and the Bartons Arms public house. The Aston Hippodrome ( also known as The Hipp, was a popular Theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. The Bartons Arms ( is a Pub in the High Street (part of the A34) of Aston, Birmingham, England, north of the Newtown area Gospel Hall on Park Lane was opened in 1892 and demolished in the 1970s to be rebuilt at the top of Park Lane in 1979. The original hall had a seating capacity of 73. Another meeting place was the Ellen Knox Memorial Hall which was next door to The Midland Vinegar Brewery. The brewery was owned by The Midland Brewery Company was built around 1877. [1] It was located on Upper Thomas Street. The brewery was a three storey brick building with rounded corners and semi-circular windows. The roof was slated. Other industry that was located in Aston include the Premier Motor Works which produced cars during the early 20th century. The works were situated at the junction of Aston Road and Dartmouth Street. On Miller Street was a tramcar depot which had a storage capacity of 104 tramcars. It opened in 1904. [2]

Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including South Aston was designated a renewal area whilst a new town to the west of this. [3] This became "Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. Newtown is an Inner city area of Birmingham, England, to the north of the city centre The project was approved in 1968. Three 20 storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone. [4]

Today, Aston is famous for Aston Villa F.C. and Aston University (the campus of which is not in Aston but actually located to the far south of Aston in Birmingham city centre). Aston University is a "plate glass" Campus university situated on a 40- Acre (0 Aston University is one of three universities in Birmingham. Aston Villa have played at Villa Park since 1897, and it has traditionally been one of the largest football grounds in England that has staged many notable matches at club and international level. Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England

Much of Aston consists of terraced houses that were built around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Some of these houses were demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the Aston Expressway, which links Birmingham City Centre to the M6 motorway. The A38(M is a Motorway in Birmingham, England. It is 2 miles (3 This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway In the late 1950s, Aston was the location of the famous 'Venus Baby' case of Cynthia Appleton (87 Fentham Road).

By the early 1980s, most of the terraced houses around Aston were in a major state of disrepair. Many of them were still lacking bathrooms and indoor toilets, while the vast majority were suffering from decay. There was speculation that the homes would be demolished, but Birmingham City Council made money available to the owners of the homes for them to be brought up to modern standards.

Politics

The 2004 Council Election was marred by vote rigging by the Labour Party candidates who were subsequently removed from the Council. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In a subsequent by-election, all three council seats were gained from Labour by Liberal Democrat candidates. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the In 2006 Labour recovered one of the three seats it lost as a result of the affair and one of the remaining Liberal Democrat councillors, Abdul Aziz, defected to the Respect Party. Respect – The Unity Coalition is a Left wing political party in England and Wales founded on 25 January, 2004 in London. Aston is therefore now represented by one Labour, one Liberal Democrat, and one Respect councillor.

Aston has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Pat Whyte.

Demographics

The 2001 Population Census found that 27,917 people were living in Aston with a population density of 4,185 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 50. 4% of the population was female and 49. 6% was male. This was above and below the national and city average respectively.

Aston has an area of 6. 4 km²/ 451. 5 hectares. Aston is a very diverse community, ethnically, with 70. 6% (19,030) of the area's population being of an ethnic minority compared with 29. 6% for Birmingham. 36. 9% of the population was born outside the United Kingdom, over double the city average of 16. 5% and nearly four times the national average of 9. 3%. The largest ethnic group was Asian at 49. 8%. More specifically, the Pakistani ethnic group was the largest at 22. 2%. White British was the second largest ethnic group at 26. 00% and Black British was third with 21. 51%. The smallest broad ethnic group was Chinese and Other at 2. 2%, double the city average of 1. 1%. Islam was the most prominent religion in the ward with 44. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. 3% of the ward's population stating themselves as Muslim. Christianity was the second most prominent religion in Aston at 32. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings 4%.

A total 99% of the residents lived in households, above the city average of 98. 3% and the national average of 98. 2%. 1% lived in communal establishments. There was a total of 9,939 occupied households in Aston at the time of the census resulting in an average of 2. 8 people per household, above the city average of 2. 5 and the national average of 2. 4. 37. 7% of households were owner occupied, below the city average of 60. 4%. 33. 5% of households were rented from Birmingham City Council, above the city average of 19. 4%. 454 households were stated as being vacant. 41. 7% of the total households were stated as terraced, above the city average of 31. 3%. 28. 2% of households were stated as purpose built blocks of flats, just over double the national average of 14%.

11. 6% of the population was of a pensionable age, below the city average of 16. 7% and the national average of 18. 4%. 57. 7% were of a working age, below both the city and national average. The largest age group in the ward was 25-44 at 28. 1%, compared with the city average of 28. 3%. This age group is also the largest for Birmingham and the country.

46. 7% of the residents were in full time employment, below the city average of 59. 9% and the national average of 61%. At 20. 6%, Aston had an above average unemployment rate with the city average being 9. 5% and the national average 5%. 35% were in long term unemployment, below the city average of 36. 3% but above the national average of 30. 3%. 20. 2% had never worked. The manufacturing industry provided the most employment to the ward at 18. 2%.

Places of interest

Notable residents

Famous people who have lived in Aston include the author Arthur Conan Doyle, who worked in the area for a short period. The A38(M is a Motorway in Birmingham, England. It is 2 miles (3 Aston Hall is a Jacobean -style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England. Aston University is a "plate glass" Campus university situated on a 40- Acre (0 HP Sauce is a Condiment; a popular brown sauce formerly produced in Aston, Birmingham, England, by HP Foods but now produced Gravelly Hill Interchange, better known as Spaghetti Junction, is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M Aston Expressway in King Edward VI Aston School (KEASTON ( is a selective all-boys' grammar school and specialist Sports College Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the John Benjamin Stone, a politician and prolific photographer, was born in Aston and took over his father's glass manufacturing business in the area upon his death. Sir John Benjamin Stone ( February 9 1838 - July 2 1914) known as Benjamin was born in Aston, Birmingham the

Various musicians have lived in Aston with Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath being one of the most famous of these. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Black Sabbath are an Bandmate Tony Iommi was also born in the area. Frank Anthony "Iommi (born February 19 1948, in Aston, Birmingham England) is an English Guitarist and Songwriter Albert Ketèlbey, composer, conductor and pianist, was born in Aston on August 9, 1875. Albert William Ketèlbey ( 9 August, 1875 &ndash 26 November, 1959) was an English Composer, conductor and pianist Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common R&B singer Jamelia lived for a short period in Aston. Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981) known simply as Jamelia, is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English R&B

See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas Hickman (1970). Witton is an inner city area in Birmingham, England, in the Metropolitan county of the West Midlands. History Following 15 years of employment with EMI Electronics Sales Engineer Dennis Jones started up a company called D Birmingham. Studio Vista Limited, 40.  
  2. ^ Astonbrook through Astonmanor: Aston Development
  3. ^ BGFL: Redevelopment and Renewal
  4. ^ Emporis: Newtown, Birmingham

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