Aston, Rotherham

Aston is a residential village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Holderness ward of the borough. EtymologyUnlike other places of the same name, Aston does not mean "eastern farm or village, " but instead originates from the Old English words tun "farm, village, and estate" with an uncertain first element. The name was recorded as Essetone in 1039, suggesting Old English ǣsc "ash tree" (as in Ashton and Ashton-in-Makerfield), although this is not certain. Historic structuresAt the eastern end of the village is Grade II* listed Aston Hall which was a large country house, then a hospital, and at one time known as Aughton Court before becoming a hotel and restaurant. It gives its name to Aston Hall Cricket Club, which plays home games close to the Hall. The original house was home to the D’arcys, and the Melton family who were lords of the manor before them, but was pulled down following a fire in 1771 and Lord Holderness then had it rebuilt the following year by York architect John Carr. The Verelst family who had previously rented the hall then bought the property and continued to occupy the hall and most of the original Aston estate for many years prior to its eventual breakup and sale in the 1920s. A nearby street named "The Chase" suggests that the surrounding housing estate now occupies land that formed the traditional hunting grounds attached to the hall.

Aston is a residential village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Holderness ward of the borough. EtymologyUnlike other places of the same name, Aston does not mean "eastern farm or village, " but instead originates from the Old English words tun "farm, village, and estate" with an uncertain first element. The name was recorded as Essetone in 1039, suggesting Old English ǣsc "ash tree" (as in Ashton and Ashton-in-Makerfield), although this is not certain. Historic structuresAt the eastern end of the village is Grade II* listed Aston Hall which was a large country house, then a hospital, and at one time known as Aughton Court before becoming a hotel and restaurant. It gives its name to Aston Hall Cricket Club, which plays home games close to the Hall. The original house was home to the D’arcys, and the Melton family who were lords of the manor before them, but was pulled down following a fire in 1771 and Lord Holderness then had it rebuilt the following year by York architect John Carr. The Verelst family who had previously rented the hall then bought the property and continued to occupy the hall and most of the original Aston estate for many years prior to its eventual breakup and sale in the 1920s. A nearby street named "The Chase" suggests that the surrounding housing estate now occupies land that formed the traditional hunting grounds attached to the hall.