Aston

Aston
Aston
	; Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston
	Aston
	Location within the West Midlands
Population	22,636 (2011. Ward)
• Density	10,833-mile² (4,185 km2)
OS grid reference	SP072889
Metropolitan borough	City of Birmingham;
Metropolitan county	West Midlands;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIRMINGHAM
Postcode district	B6
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Birmingham Ladywood;
	List of places UK England West Midlands 52°30′N 1°53′W / 52.50°N 1.88°W

Aston is an inner city area of Birmingham.

History

Aston was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086.^[2] It was originally governed by its own council until it part of Birmingham in 1911.^[3]

Old buildings such as the Barton Arms and Aston Hippodrome became well known.^[source?]

↑ "Birmingham Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
↑ Council, Birmingham City. "Aston local history". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
↑ Council, Birmingham City. "Aston local history". www.birmingham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.

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