Church Aston
Encyclopedia
Church Aston is a village and parish
in Shropshire
, England
.
It is to the south of Newport
, though has become merged with the town in recent years due to suburban growth.
Also in the parish is the small village of Longford
and part of the hamlet of Cheswell
.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, 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...
.
It is to the south of Newport
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, though has become merged with the town in recent years due to suburban growth.
Also in the parish is the small village of Longford
Longford, Newport
Longford is a small village near the town of Newport, Shropshire, England. It lies in the parish of Church Aston.Longford Hall, the junior boarding house and sports fields of Adams' Grammar School, is located here. The village and parish of Edgmond is to the north....
and part of the hamlet of Cheswell
Cheswell, Shropshire
Cheswell is a hamlet in Shropshire, England on the edge of the Weald Moors.The settlement is overlooked by a rocky, sandstone edge called Cheswell Hill, which gives the place its name...
.