In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Aston Blank like this:
ASTON-BLANK, or Ashton-Blank, a parish in Northleach district, Gloucester; under the Cotswolds, near the Fosse-way and the Windrush river, 4 miles NNE of Northleach, and 8 SW by W of Addlestrop r. station. It has a post office under Cheltenham. Acres, 2,250. Real property, £2,381. Pop., 325. Houses, 68. The property is not much divided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £186.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is good; and there are charities £39.
Aston Blank through time
Aston Blank is now part of Cotswold district. Click here for graphs and data of how Cotswold has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aston Blank itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aston Blank, in Cotswold and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10335
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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