Aston-on-Trent

Aston-on-Trent is a Derbyshire village and civil parish, situated in the English East Midlands, near Derby. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,682. It is adjacent to Weston-on-Trent and is near to Chellaston. It is very close to the border with Leicestershire.It is situated on the north bank of the River Trent, about a mile from the river on rising ground safely out of the flood plain. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs between the village and the river.There is a primary school, run by headmistress Lindsey Kalirai, and there is All Saints’ Church, Aston-upon-Trent, which dates back to Celtic times.Local amenities include a Post Office, a corner shop and two public houses, the White Hart and the Malt Shovel.HistoryIn 1009 Æþelræd Unræd (King Ethelred the Unready) signed a charter at the Great Council which recognised the position and boundaries of Westune. The land described in that charter included the lands now known as Shardlow, Great Wilne, Church Wilne, Crich, Smalley, Morley, Weston and Aston on Trent. Under this charter Æþelræd gave his minister, Morcar, a number of rights that made him free from tax and enabled his own rule within the manor.