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General
The manor of Estone was held by three vassals of Stigend, Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1024-1066). Only one of their names is recorded, that of Wulf the Dane. The name derives from the Old English words east and tun and means ‘east farm’.
By 1086, when the Domesday Book was completed the small community of Estone, now Aston, consisted of about twenty five families and included a priest. It is therefore likely that there was a church there at that time which was almost certainly on the site of the present St Mary’s.
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Aston Bury
A knight in armour has been seen to ride into the woods at Aston Bury. From his armour it is believed that he originates from the sixteenth century. Coincidentally in 1957 two farmers found a sword there dating from around 1540.
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Benington Road
It was reported in September 2004 that a private house on Bennington Road was haunted by the ghost of an old woman. She was also responsible for the opening of doors and windows.
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