Astley, Worcestershire

Astley Priory was a Benedictine priory in Astley, Worcestershire, England.It was founded in the 11th century, probably by Ralph de Todeni, as a cell subject to the abbey of St. Taurinus, Evreux, in France. Around 1300 the priory acquired Astley church, but in 1384 was bought by Sir John Beaumont, an esquire of the chamber, and its use for religious purposes came to an end. When John Beaumont was attainted in 1386, his lands were forfeit and Astley passed to Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick. In 1414 the priory was again confiscated by the crown as an alien monastery. In 1468, King Edward IV, at the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, donated the priory or manor of Astley in perpetuity to the dean and college of Holy Trinity, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538 it was granted by King Henry VIII to Sir Ralph Sadleir. The only visible remains of the priory today are the Prior's Well, near the entrance of the St Peter's churchyard and a fragment of walling at the east end of the churchyard.

Dunley is a village, and a civil parish (with Astley), in the administrative district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England.

Pool House is a Grade II* listed house in Astley, in the county of Worcestershire, England.In the area close to Stourport-on-Severn, there are several large manor and country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall, Hartlebury and Abberley Hall (with its clock tower) are particularly significant. Pool House dates from the 17th century, with a Gothic Revival front added to the house in 1760. The house is made from red sandstone.

Astley Hall is a country house in Astley near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. The hall was the home of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin from 1902 to his death there in 1947. It is now a nursing home.

Noutard's Green is a hamlet within the civil parish of Shrawley in Worcestershire, England.

Hillhampton is a hamlet and civil parish (with Great Witley) nestled between Great Witley, Little Witley and Shrawley in the Malvern Hills district of the county of Worcestershire, England. It was anciently a detached hamlet of the parish of Martley. Hillhampton was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred.

Frog Pool is a hamlet within the civil parish of Shrawley in Worcestershire, England.

Sankyns Green is a hamlet within the civil parish of Shrawley in Worcestershire, England.

Astley Cross is a village in Worcestershire, England, located on the outskirts of Stourport-on-Severn. The village lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Stourport, just east of Dunley and southeast of Areley Kings. The village of Astley Cross lies on Areley Common (B4196), a thoroughfare connecting Stourport to Holt Heath.

Astley Burf is a hamlet in the parish of Astley, Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Severn. Within the hamlet there is one riverside public house The Hampstall. Astley Burf contains an Outdoor Education centre, owned by Dudley Council, and used by Dudley schools during the Spring and Summer

Areley Kings is a Worcestershire village on the River Severn 10 miles north of Worcester in the picturesque area of the Wyre Forest. The area is featured in the Domesday Book and many historical places of interest, like Areley Hall, are open to visitors. Nearby Stourport-on-Severn grew during the Victorian era and is still very popular with tourists and holiday makers all year round for canal and river cruising and for the many well signed walks through some of the finest Worcestershire countryside.

Little Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.