Coordinates: 52°14′04″N 1°47′50″W / 52.234372°N 1.797173°W
| Aston Cantlow | |
  Aston Cantlow
Aston Cantlow shown within Warwickshire |
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| Population | 1,674 |
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| Parish | Aston Cantlow |
| District | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Shire county | Warwickshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HENLEY-IN-ARDEN |
| Postcode district | B95 |
| Police | Warwickshire |
| Fire | Warwickshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| List of places: UK • England • Warwickshire | |
Aston Cantlow is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, on the River Alne. It lies 5 miles north-west of Stratford, and 2 miles north-east of Wilmcote, the parish stretching across the valley of the Alne. The main village, consisting of a single street, lies on the east bank of the stream; and behind the hamlet of Little Alne on the opposite bank, about ¼ mile north-west, the Alne Hills rise to rather over 400 ft. round the scattered hamlet of Shelfield. The valley is bounded on the east and south by a line of low hills, partly wooded, which divide it from the Avon. On this ridge are two more hamlets-Newnham and, about a mile to the south of it, Wilmcote, which has been a separate ecclesiastical parish since 1863. The eastern extremity of the parish touches Bearley and Snitterfield and includes the hamlet of Pathlow on the Birmingham-Stratford road.[1] It was the home of Mary Arden, Shakespeare's mother.
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History
The Domesday Book records' "In Ferncombe Hundred, Osbern son of Richard holds Aston(Cantlow) from the King. 5 hides. Land for 10 ploughs. 9 Flemings and 16 villagers with a priest and 10 small holders who have 12 ploughs. A mill at 8s and 5 sticks of eels; meadow, 40 acres; woodland 1 league in length and width. The value was 100s now £6. Earl Elgar held it."[2] Elgar was the son of Earl Leofric, husband of Lady Godiva. The Cantlow in the place name derives from the powerful Cantelu or Cantelupe family, lords of the manor in 1250.[3]
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,674. The parish includes the villages of Aston Cantlow, Little Alne, Shelfield, and Newnham.
The village contains a number of black and white half timbered buildings including the 16th century Guild Hall and the 15th century village pub, The Kings Head
Economy
Paper making and sewing needle scouring were two major trades in the village in times past. The village is now mainly agricultural; many residents commute to nearby cities for employment.
Governance
Aston Cantlow is part of Stratford on Avon District Council and represented by Councillor Sir William Lawrence Baronet., Conservative.[4] Nationally it is part of Stratford on Avon constituency, whose current Member of Parliament is John Maples of the Conservative Party. It is included in the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament and the six members are; Mike Nattrass (UK Independence), Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat), Malcolm Harbour (Conservative), Michael Cashman (Labour), Philip Bradbourn OBE (Conservative) and Nicole Sinclaire (UK Independence).
St John the Baptist
The church of St John the Baptist is principally in the Early English style consisting of a chancel, nave, north aisle, south proch, and an embattled and pinnacled western tower. Over the North doorway is a representation of the Nativity. The font, of octagonal quatrefoil panel design supported on a mutilated stem, is of late Decorated period. Here, it is believed that, Shakespeare's parents, John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, were married in 1557.[5]
It is the only village in Warwickshire of whom a resident has been canonized, namely Saint Thomas de Cantilupe.
References
- ^ 'Aston Cantlow', A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 31-42. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=56977
- ^ Domesday Book for Warwickshire, Phillimore edited by John Morris ISBN 0 85033 141 2
- ^ William Dugdale, the Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656
- ^ Stratford website
- ^ Old Warwickshire Churches, W Hobart Bird 1936
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