White Ladies Aston


White Ladies Aston is a village in Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and also lends its name to the Civil Parish in which the village is located.

Location

White Ladies Aston is located about 6 miles east of Worcester and is associated with Nunnery Wood at Worcester Woods Country Park.

History &; amenities

The parish is bound to the east by the Bow Brook. Nearby places are Churchill, Peopleton, Spetchley and Egdon.
The parish Church of England church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.
The village name derives from the Cistercian nuns of Whitstones Priory, north of Worcester, who held land in the parish.
side dancing the Black Ladies Ashton
The village has given its name to two Border Morris dances: Black Ladies Ashton and White Ladies Ashton.