Astley, Worcestershire

Coordinates: 52°18′21″N 2°18′50″W / 52.305897°N 2.313856°W / 52.305897; -2.313856

Astley
Pool House, Astley, a Grade II listed Gothic Revival country house
Astley  Astley shown within Worcestershire
Population	888
OS grid reference	SO786675
- London	109 miles (175 km)
Civil parish	Astley and Dunley
District	Malvern Hills
Shire county	Worcestershire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN
Postcode district	DY13
Dialling code	01299
Police	West Mercia
Fire	Hereford and Worcester
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	West Worcestershire
List of places: UK • England • Worcestershire

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 wines 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. ^[1]

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.

Education

Astley Primary School is a small, rural Church of England 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 Summer

Notable residents

• Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879), poet and hymnist was born in the village, the youngest daughter of the Rector of Astley.
• Former Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin 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 Holt and Stourport.
• Winford Baronets, of Glasshampton
• Captain Andrew Yarranton, Engineer and Agriculturalist

See also

• Astley Cross
• Areley Kings
• Brown, P (1982) ‘The early industrial complex at Astley, Worcestershire’, Post-Medieval Archaeology,16, pp 1-19.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Astley

• Astley in the Domesday Book

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