Heritage Open Days
The National Trust are currently organising Heritage Open Days for 2021. They will be held from Friday 10th September
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After the demise of the Parliamentarians in 1660, King Charles II was restored to the throne. The new Government voted
Read moreLocal History Fayre
Local History Fair in Killamarsh On Saturday 16th October, 10 am to 2 pm, Aston-cum-Aughton History Group took part in
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We have received an email from George Davis who is engaged in a quest for evidence of a V1 rocket
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Pictorial history of the villages
Aston-cum-Aughton History Group is collecting a pictorial history of the villages of Aston-cum-Aughton. If you have any photographs of people,
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The Memmotts of Aston and Utah
The Memmotts of Aston and Utah Thomas Memmott
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Aston Carnival:
Aston Carnival: Saturday 7th August 2021 The Carnival will be held on Lodge Lane Playing Fields at 12 noon.
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Aston Hall and “Capability” Brown
2016 was the tercentenary of the birth of Lancelot “Capability” Brown, the famous landscape gardener who radically changed the grounds
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Blue Plaque in memory of Reverend William Mason: 30th March 2014
Blue Plaque in memory of Reverend William Mason: 30th March 2014 A blue plaque in memory of William Mason, Rector
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Dedication Service for the new gravestone for Thomas Lee
Dedication Service for the new gravestone for Thomas Lee the “Indian Black Servant of Governor Verelst of Aston Hall” Sunday 19th
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