Aston
Aston shown within the West Midlands
Population	26,972 (2001 Census)
- Density	10,833 mile² (4,185 km²)
OS grid reference	SP072889
Metropolitan borough	City of Birmingham
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
European Parliament	West Midlands
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

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Aston is an area of the City of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Lying to the north-east of the Birmingham City Centre, Aston constitutes an electoral ward within the council constituency of Ladywood. This article is about the British city. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... This page is about the Government of Birmingham, England. ... For the Parliamentary constituency, see Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency). ...

History

Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086 as "Estone", having a mill, a priest and therefore probably a church, woodland and ploughland. The Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston was built in medieval times to replace an earlier church. The body of the church was rebuilt by J. A. Chatwin during the period 1879 to 1890; the 15th century tower and spire, which was partly rebuilt in 1776, being the only survivors of the medieval building. A line drawing entitled Domesday Book from Andrew Williamss Historic Byways and Highways of Old England. ...

The ancient parish of Aston (known as Aston juxta Birmingham) was large. It was separated from the parish of Birmingham by AB Row, which currently exists in the Eastside of the city at just 50 metres in length. It was partly included in the borough of Birmingham in 1838, and a further part, Saltley was added in 1891. The Aston Urban District offices, constructed in 1882, were located on Albert Road. An Aston Manor urban sanitary district was formed in part of the parish. In 1894, under the Local Government Act 1894, the parish was split up, with Castle Bromwich, Erdington and Water Orton becoming separate parishes, as did Aston Manor. The Aston parish now was entirely within Birmingham. Aston Manor was granted the status of municipal borough in 1903, and was then annexed to Birmingham in 1911, along with Erdington. Castle Bromwich and Water Orton remain outside Birmingham's city limits to this day. Millennium Point Eastside is the eastern area of Birmingham city centre in England that is under going a large redevelopment project. ... Saltley is an inner-city area of Birmingham, east of the city centre. ... Aston Manor was a local government district in what is now northern Birmingham, from the 19th century to 1911, when it was added to Birmingham. ... The Local Government Act 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. ... Castle Bromwich is a large village situated within the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the English West Midlands area. ... Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... Water Orton is a village on the River Tame, West Midlands in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ...

Besides the church and Aston Hall, Aston village consisted of few houses, taverns, farms, a mill and Aston Furnace. The Holte almshouses completed in 1656 and a fine Georgian rectory which were demolished despite objections when Aston Expressway was constructed. The A38(M) is a short, elevated motorway in Birmingham, England, opened on May 24, 1972. ...

The Grand Junction Railway was built in 1837 although Aston railway station was not built until 1854. A branch from Aston to Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield was opened later, this eventually became part of the Cross-City Line. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... Aston railway station serves the district of Aston in Birmingham, West Midlands. ... , Holy Trinity Church on Trinity Hill north of Sutton town centre. ... Not to be confused with Litchfield. ... The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ...

On October 5, 1892, Victoria Road Baths were opened by the Aston Local Board. They comprised of first and second class swimming baths and first and second class private baths for men and women. Several hundred spectators could be accommodated in a spectators' gallery in the first class bath. During the winter months, a floor was fitted over the first class swimming baths so that the area could be used for gymnastic training. In 1911, it was taken over by the Birmingham Baths Committee. For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness. ... The Birmingham Baths Committee was a Birmingham City Council-run organisation responsible for the provision and maintenance of public swimming and bathing facilities within the Birmingham boundaries. ...

Old buildings which became popular within Aston included the Aston Hippodrome and the Bartons Arms public house. Gospel Hall on Park Lane was opened in 1892 and demolished in the 1970s to be rebuilt at the top of Park Lane in 1979. The original hall had a seating capacity of 73. Another meeting place was the Ellen Knox Memorial Hall which was next door to The Midland Vinegar Brewery. The brewery was owned by The Midland Brewery Company was built around 1877.^[1] It was located on Upper Thomas Street. The brewery was a three storey brick building with rounded corners and semi-circular windows. The roof was slated. Other industry that was located in Aston include the Premier Motor Works which produced cars during the early 20th century. The works were situated at the junction of Aston Road and Dartmouth Street. On Miller Street was a tramcar depot which had a storage capacity of 104 tramcars. It opened in 1904.^[2] The Aston Hippodrome (grid reference SP072890), also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. ... The Bartons Arms is a pub in the High Street (part of the A34) of Aston, Birmingham, England. ... Pub redirects here. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Aston underwent large scale redevelopment following World War II. South Aston was designated a renewal area whilst a new town to the west of this.^[3] This became "Newtown" and is a large estate consisting of sixteen tower blocks, five of which have since been demolished. The project was approved in 1968. Three 20 storey tower blocks on the complex contained 354 flats alone.^[4] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Today, Aston is famous for Aston Villa F.C. and Aston University (the campus of which is not in Aston but actually located to the far south of Aston in Birmingham city centre). Aston University is one of three universities in Birmingham. Aston Villa have played at Villa Park since 1897, and it has traditionally been one of the largest football grounds in England that has staged many notable matches at club and international level. Aston Villa redirects here. ... Aston University from the Aston Expressway Aston University is a plate glass campus university, situated on a 40-acre (0. ... For other uses, see Villa Park (disambiguation). ...

Much of Aston consists of terraced houses that were built around the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Some of these houses were demolished in the late 1960s to make way for the Aston Expressway, which links Birmingham City Centre to the M6 motorway. The A38(M) is a short, elevated motorway in Birmingham, England, opened on May 24, 1972. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

By the early 1980s, most of the terraced houses around Aston were in a major state of disrepair. Many of them were still lacking bathrooms and indoor toilets, while the vast majority were suffering from decay. There was speculation that the homes would be demolished, but Birmingham City Council made money available to the owners of the homes for them to be brought up to modern standards.

Politics

The 2004 Council Election was marred by vote rigging by the Labour Party candidates who were subsequently removed from the Council. In a subsequent by-election, all three council seats were gained from Labour by Liberal Democrat candidates. In 2006 Labour recovered one of the three seats it lost as a result of the affair and one of the remaining Liberal Democrat councillors, Abdul Aziz, defected to the Respect Party. Aston is therefore now represented by one Labour, one Liberal Democrat, and one Respect councillor. The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, is a liberal political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had already been in an alliance for seven years prior to this, since not long... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Aston has adopted a Ward Support Officer with the current holder of the title being Pat Whyte.

Demography

The 2001 Population Census found that 27,917 people were living in Aston with a population density of 4,185 people per km² compared with 3,649 people per km² for Birmingham. 50.4% of the population was female and 49.6% was male. This was above and below the national and city average respectively.

Aston has an area of 6.4 km²/ 451.5 hectares. Aston is a very diverse community, ethnically, with 70.6% (19,030) of the area's population being of an ethnic minority compared with 29.6% for Birmingham. 36.9% of the population was born outside the United Kingdom, over double the city average of 16.5% and nearly four times the national average of 9.3%. The largest ethnic group was Asian at 49.8%. More specifically, the Pakistani ethnic group was the largest at 22.2%. White British was the second largest ethnic group at 26.00% and Black British was third with 21.51%. The smallest broad ethnic group was Chinese and Other at 2.2%, double the city average of 1.1%. Islam was the most prominent religion in the ward with 44.3% of the ward's population stating themselves as Muslim. Christianity was the second most prominent religion in Aston at 32.4%. For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...

A total 99% of the residents lived in households, above the city average of 98.3% and the national average of 98.2%. 1% lived in communal establishments. There was a total of 9,939 occupied households in Aston at the time of the census resulting in an average of 2.8 people per household, above the city average of 2.5 and the national average of 2.4. 37.7% of households were owner occupied, below the city average of 60.4%. 33.5% of households were rented from Birmingham City Council, above the city average of 19.4%. 454 households were stated as being vacant. 41.7% of the total households were stated as terraced, above the city average of 31.3%. 28.2% of households were stated as purpose built blocks of flats, just over double the national average of 14%.

11.6% of the population was of a pensionable age, below the city average of 16.7% and the national average of 18.4%. 57.7% were of a working age, below both the city and national average. The largest age group in the ward was 25-44 at 28.1%, compared with the city average of 28.3%. This age group is also the largest for Birmingham and the country.

46.7% of the residents were in full time employment, below the city average of 59.9% and the national average of 61%. At 20.6%, Aston had an above average unemployment rate with the city average being 9.5% and the national average 5%. 35% were in long term unemployment, below the city average of 36.3% but above the national average of 30.3%. 20.2% had never worked. The manufacturing industry provided the most employment to the ward at 18.2%.

Features

• Aston Expressway
• Aston Hall
• Aston University
• Aston Villa Football Club
• Aston United Football Club
• Aston FM
• HP Sauce
• Spaghetti Junction
• King Edward VI Aston
• Former Norton motorcycle factory

The A38(M) is a short, elevated motorway in Birmingham, England, opened on May 24, 1972. ... Aston Hall, after the coming of the railways, in 1851 Aston Hall is a Jacobean-style mansion in Aston, Birmingham, England, completed in 1635. ... Aston University from the Aston Expressway Aston University is a plate glass campus university, situated on a 40-acre (0. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... The HP Sauce logo HP sauce HP Sauce is a condiment; a popular brown sauce formerly produced in Aston, Birmingham, England, by HP Foods but now produced by H.J. Heinz in Elst, the Netherlands. ... Gravelly Hill Interchange (unofficially known as Spaghetti Junction) is junction 6 of the M6 motorway where it meets the A38(M) Aston Expressway in Birmingham, England. ... Picture of the Old Building at King Edward VI Aston. ... Norton 850 Commando Norton is a British motorcycle marque from Birmingham and founded in 1898. ...

Notable residents

Famous people who have lived in Aston include the author Arthur Conan Doyle, who worked in the area for a short period. John Benjamin Stone, a politician and prolific photographer, was born in Aston and took over his father's glass manufacturing business in the area upon his death. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... Sir John Benjamin Stone (February 9, 1838 - July 2, 1914), known as Benjamin, was born in Aston, Birmingham the son of a local glass manufacturer. ...

Various musicians have lived in Aston with Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath being one of the most famous of these. Bandmate Tony Iommi was also born in the area. Albert Ketèlbey, composer, conductor and pianist, was born in Aston on August 9, 1875. R&B singer Jamelia lived for a short period in Aston. Ozzy redirects here. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... Frank Anthony Tony Iommi (born February 19, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England) is a guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. ... // Albert William Ketèlbey (9 August 1875 - 26 November 1959) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jamelia Niela Davis (born on 11 January 1981), better known as Jamelia, is an English R&B and pop singer and songwriter who found fame in early 2000 after impressing music executives at Parlophone Records with self-written a cappella songs. ...

Trivia

• Location of the famous 'Venus Baby' case of Cynthia Appleton (87 Fentham Road) in the late 1950s.

See also

• Witton
• Aston Broadcast Systems

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References

• The City of Birmingham Baths Department 1851 - 1951, J. Moth, 1951
• 2001 Population Census information: Ward profiles

External links

• Birmingham City Council: Aston Ward
• Aston Library
• Aston History
• The History Of Aston by Aston People