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Aston Somerville is a small village approximately south of Evesham,
Historically, the Aston Somerville Village has consisted of three individual farms (originally known as the Lower, Middle and Upper Farms), albeit they have usually been farmed as one estate (most notably attributed to the Crowther Family in the 19th century).
St Mary's Church is a grade I listed building dating from the 13th century.
More information on the Somerville family, the village and St Mary's Church"Aston Somerville through the Ages" by June Barnet and Val Svendsen
{{authority control Villages in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see H ...
, England.
History
Historically, the Aston Somerville Village has consisted of three individual farms (originally known as the Lower, Middle and Upper Farms), albeit they have usually been farmed as one estate (most notably attributed to the Crowther Family in the 19th century).
St Mary's Church is a grade I listed building dating from the 13th century.
War memorials
The following names appear on the Village'swar memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
in St. Mary's Church:
* Percy Baverstock
* Earnest Stock Dale
* Gerald Haines - who is also commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial
* George Frederick Hoddinot - "Fell at Damery" (also recorded on a tombstone)
* James Pay
* Alfred Perkins
* Leonard Pitman
Recorded on another gravestone in the Churchyard is another World War I
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casualty:
* Henry West KRR "Missing at Langemarch"
The sole World War II
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casualty recorded is:
* Geoffrey Norman Wilson (son of Lt Col D.D. Wilson)
Marriage records
As of July 2012, information on marriages in Aston Somerville that occurred between 1700 and 1812 is available on the internet.References
External links
*More information on the Somerville family, the village and St Mary's Church
{{authority control Villages in Worcestershire