John Stephens Photography & Video have produced a short visual guide to the huge Aston Parish Church in Aston Birmingham very near Aston Villa football ground. Funeral directors are COOP Central serving Great Barr and areas.
History of Aston Parish Church formerly St. Peter and Paul Church, Aston-Juxta-Birmingham.
Difficult to imagine today Aston NOT being part of Birmingham given it's just north of central Birmingham, but for 100 years it fought to remain in Warwickshire until amalgamated into Birmingham in 1911. Aston Warwickshire was considerably larger and more prosperous than close neighbour Birmingham (village). Noted in the Doomsday Book in 1086 the church had a full time priest and the area was valued at 100 shillings compared to Birmingham village 1/5 in value at 20 shillings.
Opposite the church stands Aston Villa F.C., the grounds are part of the kitchen garden site formerly Aston Hall built by Sir Thomas Holte 1st Baronet. Work on the hall began in 1618, completed in1631. Holte was knighted by King James VI of Scotland becoming King James I of the English union with Ireland in1603 after the King had stayed-over at Holte's family home en route from Scotland to claim the throne in London. Later Sir Thomas acquired the Baronet title in 1612, a method of royal fund raising. King Charles I, also stayed here in 1642 but heading to London was intercepted by Parliamentarians at the Battle of Edgehill, Kineton Warwickshire. During the English Civil War the following year 1643, at Sir Thomas's request, 40 musketeers from Dudley Castle were garrisoned at Aston Hall, who then had to defend against 1,200 Parliamentary forces from Coventry and militia from B'ham. Cannon ball damage is visible at Aston Hall today and 6 soldiers killed at the Hall are buried at Aston Parish churchyard. Behind the dashing appearances of Sir Thomas was a highly influential and wealthy family, even more so than previous generations. This period spanned 1571-1654 benefiting from his Baronet title, later handed down to his son. Today the Villa football grounds which many support, will know the 'Holte End' well and Holte road named after Sir Thomas Holte who is buried at Aston Parish Church. Eventually, the Holte's land was divided up and sold off in 1817.
A church has been on this site it's said for well over two thousand years. It's seen off many historical events, War of the Roses (1455 to 1485), Reformation (estimated 1555- debated end said to be from 1555-1648), English Civil War (1642 to 1646), World War I & II (1914-1945) and many more.
The tower was built in 1480 as a Victorian statement of wealth on the back of the Holte family's power. Aston's ancient parish was wide spread from parts of Sparkbrook, to Water Orton to Perry Common.
Inside includes the Erdington family tomb, Holte memorials and the oldest tomb, Ralph Arden (1360) related to the later infamous William Shakespeare through his mother Mary Arden! Incidentally, the Arden family are one of only four family lines that date back through the male line to Anglo Saxon times. The other families are the Berkeley family, Grindlay family, Swinton family and Wentworth family. History over.
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