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Aston Botterell is a village and small civil parish in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, England. The village lies south-west of the market town of Bridgnorth and north-east of the town of Ludlow. The nearest main roads are the B4364 and the A4117. According to the 2001 census, the civil parish had a population of 74.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/factsfigures.nsf/viewAttachments/SGAK-8R3DN6/$file/2001-census-parish-population-and-households.pdf )〕 The area's economy is still largely based on agriculture, though many residents travel up to to work in other sectors such as the service and manufacturing industries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/factsfigures.nsf/viewAttachments/SGAK-8S8DD4/$file/economic-profile-2008-bridgnorth.pdf )〕 ==History== The name of Aston Botterell is derived from the Old English for "eastern settlement (''tun'')", with 'Botterell' being the name of a former local landowning family: William Botterell〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Shropshire/Aston%20Botterell )〕 is recorded as holding the manor in 1203.His family came over with William of Normandy in 1066. Before Saxon times, the only evidence for human activity in the area comes from the discovery of two flint arrow heads found near what is now Bold Farm. The Domesday Book of 1086 describes the manor of ''Eston'' at the time as having a population of 14 households h 2 ">url=http://domesdaymap.co.uk/place/SO6384/aston-botterell/ )〕〔Eyton, ''Antiquities of Shropshire, Volume 1'', 1854, p.222〕 During the time of the Domesday survey, the village was in a district made up of what are now known as Aston Botterell, Norton and Charlcotte; however they were split up not long after the Norman Conquest of 1066. By the mid-13th century, Thomas Botterell was a significant figure within Shropshire, at one point being in charge of Clun Castle. A new manor house, which replaced an older moated house, is attributed to his period of ownership. In 1264 the village gained a charter to hold weekly and annual fairs to fulfill Botterell's ambitions to turn Aston Botterell into a market town. The Botterell family's association with the village lasted until the 17th century, which saw the rebuilding of the main hall during the Elizabethan era. By this time Aston Botterell had lost any attributes of a market town and had regressed to the series of isolated farms it once was.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070830153851 )〕 In the 18th century, water-powered industry created a boom within the area surrounding Aston Botterell. Richard Knight, the owner of Bringewood Ironworks, was recorded as leasing Charlcotte blast furnace as early as 1712, though it may have been in existence in the 1690s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.shropshirehistory.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20091104221431 )〕 A paper mill was also constructed, though this had shut by the early 19th century. For a brief period in the 20th century the village was served by the nearby railway line, the Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway, which eventually closed in 1967. 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「Aston Botterell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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