In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Asterton like this:
ASTERTON, a township in Norbury parish, Salop; on Long Mynd hills, 4½ miles SW of Church-Stretton. Pop., 164.
Additional information about this locality is available for Norbury
Asterton through time
Asterton is now part of South Shropshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Shropshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Asterton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Asterton in South Shropshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26144
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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