Astley, Worcestershire
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Astley is a village, and a civil parish (with Dunley
) in Worcestershire
, England
, about seven miles south-west of Kidderminster
.
A range of English white wines including sparkling wine
s have been produced in Astley since 1983. The wines have won over 100 awards, and are now Quality Wine status, three of which have received International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards.
There is evidence in the village of Norman heritage. The house Astley Towne has a Norman
cellar. There was formerly an estate at Glasshampton with the seat of the Winford family. The house no longer exists but the stables accommodate an Anglican Franciscan monastery.
Voluntary Aided school with about eighty pupils between 4 and 11 years old. Although the school is isolated, it is popular with children travelling some distance each day.
Dunley
Dunley is a village, and a civil parish , in the administrative district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England....
) in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, about seven miles south-west of Kidderminster
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
.
A range of English white wines including sparkling wine
Sparkling wine
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the méthode champenoise, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved , or as a result of carbon dioxide...
s have been produced in Astley since 1983. The wines have won over 100 awards, and are now Quality Wine status, three of which have received International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards.
There is evidence in the village of Norman heritage. The house Astley Towne has a Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
cellar. There was formerly an estate at Glasshampton with the seat of the Winford family. The house no longer exists but the stables accommodate an Anglican Franciscan monastery.
Education
Astley Primary School is a small, rural Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Voluntary Aided school with about eighty pupils between 4 and 11 years old. Although the school is isolated, it is popular with children travelling some distance each day.
Facilities
Astley Burf contains an Outdoor Education centre, owned by Dudley Council, and used by Dudley schools during the Spring and SummerNotable residents
- Frances Ridley HavergalFrances Ridley HavergalFrances Ridley Havergal was an English religious poet and hymn writer. Take My Life and Let it Be and Thy Life for Me are two of her best known hymns. She also wrote hymn melodies, religious tracts, and works for children.-Life:She was born into an Anglican family, at Astley in Worcestershire...
(1836-1879), poet and hymnist was born in the village, the youngest daughter of the Rector of Astley. - Former Prime Minister, Stanley BaldwinStanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars...
lived in Astley in his later years, his home has now become a nursing home. There is also a monument dedicated to him on the main road between HoltHolt- Natural world :* Holt, an otter den* Holt, an occasional name for a fox den* Holt, an area of woodland, e.g. a grove or copse, especially as a place-name in Great Britain, Scandinavia, Iceland, and Germany...
and Stourport. - Winford BaronetsWinford BaronetsThe Winford Baronetcy, of Glashampton in the County of Worcester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 3 July 1702 for Thomas Winford, with remainder in default of male issue of his own to the male issue of his deceased brother Henry Winford. The Winford family were settled...
, of Glasshampton - Captain Andrew YarrantonAndrew YarrantonAndrew Yarranton was an important English engineer in the 17th century who was responsible for making several rivers into navigable waterways.-Biography:...
, Engineer and Agriculturalist
See also
- Astley CrossAstley CrossAstley Cross is a village in Worcestershire, England, located on the outskirts of Stourport-on-Severn. The village lies south of the centre of Stourport, just east of Dunley and southeast of Areley Kings...
- Areley KingsAreley KingsAreley Kings is a Worcestershire village on the River Severn 10 miles north of Worcester in the picturesque area of the Wyre Forest. The area is featured in the Domesday Book and many historical places of interest are open to visitors...
- Brown, P (1982) ‘The early industrial complex at Astley, Worcestershire’, Post-Medieval Archaeology,16, pp 1-19.