In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Aston like this:
Aston, par. and ry. sta., Warwickshire, partly in bor. of Birmingham, 14,090 ac., pop. 201,305; pop. of bor. part, 131,661; at Aston Hall Charles I. was entertained prior to the battle of Edge Hill.
Aston through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Aston has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Birmingham. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Aston and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aston, in Birmingham and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/306
Date accessed: 20th May 2013
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