Aston (or Aston-by-Sutton) is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 111, reducing slightly to 106 at the 2011 census.[1] The village is just outside the Runcorn urban area. From 1974 to 2009 it was in Vale Royal district.

St Peter's Church is a Grade I listed building.[2]

Aston was the seat of the Aston baronets of the County of Chester (baronetcy created 1628, extinct 1815).[3]

Aston-by-Sutton was formerly a township and chapelry in the parish of Runcorn,[4] in 1866 Aston by Sutton became a separate civil parish,[5] on 9 November 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Aston Grange to form "Aston".[6] In 1931 the parish of Aston by Sutton had a population of 220.[7]

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  1. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Historic England, "Church of St. Peter, Aston (1138491)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
  3. ↑ Burke, John; Burke, John Bernard (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England. London: Scott, Webster and Geary. pp. 24–26.
  4. ↑ "History of Aston by Sutton, in Vale Royal and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Relationships and changes Aston By Sutton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Aston CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Population statistics Aston By Sutton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2024.



source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston-by-Sutton