Site Map

• Home
  The main page.
• What We Do
  This page briefly describes the various activities that we get involved in.
• When and Where we Meet
  This page gives the date and location of our meeting place. The next meeting is described at the top of each page on the site.
• Events Program
  This page lists the date and topic of upcoming meetings. The next meeting is described at the top of each page on the site.
• Membership
  This page describes how our Local History Group operates what we call 'open membership'.
• Constitution
  This page contains a written document, that establishes the rules and principles that govern our group.
• Contact
  This page contains a form which can be used to contact members of our committee.
• Projects
  This page lists the extensive number of projects in which we are involved.
• Resources
  This page contains information about the archive of documents, photographs, artifacts, audio and audio/visual CDs and how they can be accessed.
• Prehistory
  This page contains brief information regarding the prehistoric nature of the area of Aston on Trent.
• Timeline
  This page contains details of events that have happened over time.
• Aston on Trent Settlement and Colonisation
  This page contains details of the settlement and colonisation of Aston on Trent.
• Medieval Ownership and Development
  This page contains details of medieval ownership and development of Aston on Trent.
• The Break Up Of The Old Estates
  This page contains details of the Break Up Of The Old Estates And The Arrival of the Holden Family.
• Establishment of the Holden Estate Village
  This page contains details of the establishment of the Holden estate village.
• Aston Hall, Its Breakup And Sale
  This page contains details of the 1924 sale and the break-up of the Aston Hall estate.
• Agriculture and its Organisation
  This page contains details of the history of agriculture and its organisation in Aston on Trent.
• Village Industry And Community
  This page contains details of Aston on Trent's village industry and community.
• The Village Farmsteads And Other Buildings
  This page contains details of the village farmsteads and other buildings in Aston on Trent.
• Aston History – A Little More
  This page contains details of a little more of the background history of Aston on Trent.
• Longbottom's Guide
  This page contains details of A. B. Longbottom's guide revised and enlarged in 1970.
• Education
  This page presents a general overview of Education in Aston from the late eighteenth century to the present day.
• The Big Houses
  The information on this page refers to the large mansion houses that were an important part of the village life in their heyday.
• Prominent Families
  This page gives some information about the families who were prominent in the village.
• Aston at Work
  This page explains how the village probably started out as a pre-historic settlement and lists some of the trades and businesses that existed in the village.
• Aston at War
  This page give some background information about how Aston on Trent was affected by Wars.
• Churchyard Survey
  A survey of gravestone inscriptions at All Saints' Parish Church, Aston on Trent.
• Photographs
  A selection of photographs are linked to this page.
• Notelets
  A selection of notelet cards are linked to this page.
• Christmas cards
  A selection of Christmas cards are linked to this page.
• Items for Purchase
  The items that the history group has for purchase is listed here.
• Reminiscences
  People's memories of Aston on Trent.
• Links
  This page contains links to some very interesting sites which contain lots of information for local historians and for those persons researching family history.
• Site Map
  This page.