Aston, a township, in the parish of Lydham, lower division of the hundred of Montgomery, county of Montgomery, North Wales, 6 miles (S.E. by E.) from Montgomery; containing 70 inhabitants. This township, which is situated on the border of Shropshire, on the road from Bishop’s Castle to Montgomery, formerly composed part of the manor of Teirtrêy, or the three townships, which had a chapel attached; but subsequently this manor was divided, and Aston was connected with the parish of Lydham, the greater part of which is in the hundred of Purslow, county of Salop. It now forms one of the eighteen parishes and townships which are incorporated for the support of their poor in the house of industry at Forden. The rateable annual value is returned at £796.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis Third Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.
