White Ladies Aston
Major Settlement in the Parish of White Ladies Aston
Historical Forms
- æt Eastune 977 KCD615 11th
- Estun(e) 1086 DB 1229 Ch
- Estona, Estone c.1086 EveB 1190 FF 1221 SR 1275
- Aston Episcopi 1247 FF
- Aston Episcopi under Oswaldeslawe 1275 Ass
- Aston Episcopi Brudely 1318 FF
- Whitladyaston, Whitladyeaston 1481 IpmR 1577 Saxton
- Bruille in 1208 (Fees)
- Bruyley in 1262 (For)
Etymology
'East farm,' perhaps in relation to Low Hill or Oswaldslow.The manor belonged to the Bishop of Worcester. Part of it was held of him by the Cistercian nuns of Whitstones infra 115, hence White Ladies . The Bruleys, first mentioned as Brusle in the Pipe Roll of 1175–6 also held land here. Their name appears as Bruille in 1208 (Fees), Bruyley in 1262 (For ). It is also known as Nether Aston (VCH iii. 560).