Aston Somerville

Aston Somerville is a small village approximately south of Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

History

The name Aston derives from the Old English ēasttūn meaning 'east settlement'. The affix Somerville derives from the Somerville family, who held land in the village in the 13th century.
Historically, the Aston Somerville Village has consisted of three individual farms, albeit they have usually been farmed as one estate.
St Mary's Church is a grade I listed building dating from the 13th century.

War memorials

The following names appear on the Village's war memorial in St. Mary's Church:

Percy Baverstock
Earnest Stock Dale
Gerald Haines - who is also commemorated on the Broadway War Memorial
George Frederick Hoddinot - "Fell at Damery"
James Pay
Alfred Perkins
Leonard Pitman

Recorded on another gravestone in the Churchyard is another World War I casualty:

Henry West KRR "Missing at Langemarch"

The sole World War II casualty recorded is:

Geoffrey Norman Wilson

Marriage records

As of July 2012, information on marriages in Aston Somerville that occurred between 1700 and 1812 is available on the internet.

1994 Harrier crash

On 14 January 1994, Harrier ZD349 crashed, which killed the American pilot, from RAF Wittering, Captain Brenden Hearney, aged 29. He may have stayed in his aircraft, to avoid hitting a school, and did not eject. The wreckage was over two or three fields. His father was General Richard D. Hearney. Brenden had studied Engineering at the University of Southern California, where he was part of the Skull and Dagger (honor society).