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Astley is a village, and a civil parish (with Dunley) in Worcestershire, England, about two miles outside Stourport-on-Severn and seven miles south-west of Kidderminster. A range of English white wines including sparkling wines have been produced in Astley since 1983. The wines have won over 100 awards, and are now Quality Wine status, three of which have received International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) awards. 〔(Astley Vineyards )〕 == History == There is evidence in the village of Norman heritage. The house Astley Towne has a Norman cellar. Near St Peter's Church are the remains of a priory built in 1088. The priory was founded by Ralph de Todeni who was given the manor of ''Eastlie'' (Astley) for his service at the Battle of Hastings. It was an alien Benedictine House, belonging to a parent monastery in Normandy. The prior’s well remains, but is overgrown. To the East of the priory, well-defined earthworks of a medieval village have been found.〔http://astleyanddunley.org.uk/〕 Astley was in the lower division of Doddingtree Hundred. 〔 ''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 〕 Following the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Astley Parish ceased to be responsible for maintaining the poor in its parish. This responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union.〔 ''Worcestershire Family History Guidebook'', Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p68 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire. 〕 St Peter's church is of possible c12 century origins〔Pevsner, Nikolas and Brookes, Alan ''Worcestershire'' 2007 Yale University Press p114-115 ISBN 9780300112986〕 although its origins may have been based on an existing priory.〔Bridges, Tim ''Churches of Worcestershire'' Logaston Press, Herefordshire 2000 rev ed. 2005 p28 ISBN 1 904396 39 9〕 There are several memorials within the church to the Winford family.〔Pevsner, Nikolas and Brookes, Alan ''Worcestershire'' 2007 Yale University Press p114-115 ISBN 9780300112986〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Astley, Worcestershire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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