1 To the NW of the castle is a small fishpond complex.
2 Plan reproduced on OS Card.
3 A complex of fishponds and other water-control features. The group of ...
Several fishponds, used for the breeding and storage of fish, of Medieval or Post Medieval date are visible as earthworks. They are situated 200m north west of Astley Castle.
1 At a point 74m NW of Astley Castle is a mound 20m in diameter.
2 The OS have surveyed this and have suggested that it could be a gazebo mound.
The possible site of a gazebo which was built during the Post Medieval period. The site is visible as an earthwork mound and is situated 500m north of Astley Castle.
1 Astley parish church was completely rebuilt by Sir Thomas Astley in 1343 as a collegiate establishment. This was a cruciform building, the plan of which has been reconstructed ...
The Church of the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary which was built during the Medieval period. The chancel is the only part of the building remaining and has been incorporated into the later church. It is situated 100m south of Astley Castle.
1 Site of quarry marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m south west of Astley Lane.
1 Site of marl pit marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a marl pit from which marl was extracted for use as a fertiliser during the Imperial period. It was situated 100m north of Smorrall Lane.
1 Site of quarry marked as ‘stone pit’ on OS map of 1887.
The site of a quarry which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated 300m east of Astley.
1 Site of pound marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a pound where livestock was penned. It was in use during the Imperial period and was situated 300m south east of Astley.
1 Site of smithy marked on OS map of 1887.
The site of a blacksmiths workshop which was in use during the Imperial period. It was situated on the east side of Church Lane, Astley.
I recently visited the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Astley during the heritage open days (I also visited Astley Castle next door, but there are several posts on ...
Some photos of Astley Castle from before and during its rebuilding by the Landmark Trust. A brief history of the castle can be found here.
Astley Castle has a rich and varied history. In 1266 Warin de Bassingburn was granted a licence to enclose the manor house at Astley with a dyke and walls, and ...
Informal schooling in the small agricultural north Warwickshire village of Astley was established by the mid 18th Century. When Lady Elizabeth Newdigate died in 1767 her funeral route was lined ...
Astley remained a traditional village school with a rural atmosphere. The largest single number came from Astley village. Others came from surrounding farms (making long journeys) or from the Arbury ...
After 1939, wartime brought the occasional evacuee while double summer time meant a very late finish to farm work, and very dark winter mornings. In August 1940 anti-aircraft fire was ...
1 Duke of Suffolk’s monument. Monument of stone blocks, 1.96m diameter at base and 2.3m high, with inscription ‘On this spot formerly stood a large hollow oak tree ...
The Duke of Suffolk's Monument, a commemorative monument to Henry Gray who reputedly hid in an oak tree on this site to escape capture. The monument was erected during the Imperial period and is situated 500m south west of Astley.