Ashton under Hill

Welcome to Ashton under Hill

The picturesque village of Ashton under Hill is situated in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, at the eastern end of Bredon Hill and overlooking the Vale of Evesham. The northern Cotswolds are close at hand and nearby towns include Evesham, Pershore, Broadway and Tewkesbury. Formerly part of the county of Gloucestershire, Ashton under Hill is now in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. How to find us.

Ashton under Hill was for many years the home of Fred Archer, author and farmer. The village and its characters featured in many of Fred's books about country life.

See Tourist Information for Ashton under Hill

St Barbara's Church from a

nearby garden

Pictures by Jeremy King

2010 Fete by Ant Sanger-Davies,

and Malcolm Nelson

A rare green-winged orchid found in Ashton by Anna Holland; picture by Roger Umpelby

See more pictures in our Wildlife Gallery

An aerial view of Ashton;

Jeremy King

Ashton Free Church;

Roger Umpelby

St Barbara's Church, Ashton under Hill

See more pictures in our

Village Gallery

News about Ashton

SOLD OUT Burns Night Supper in the Village Hall Saturday 4 February. Click here for more information or call 01386 881594

Planning Notice: Wychavon District Council has approved an application by Mr David Nicklin to remove a last technical restriction on the occupancy of Harvest Fields, Back Lane. A clause in the 1979 planning approval said that permission for the bungalow should 'enure for the benefit' only of the then applicant, Mr Nicklin’s father. That has now been removed after the council accepted it was 'unnecessary, unreasonable, irrelevant and unenforceable'. Contrary to a report in Ashton News, a restriction limiting occupation to a person employed in agriculture was overturned in 2009, when a Certificate of Lawful Use was issued.

Find out about policing and crime in our area. Click here to visit the police.uk website

Do you have SmartWater? All school property at Bredon Hill Middle School is SmartWater coded - using the unique award-winning technology which is proven to deter criminals. Items at St Barbara's Church have also been marked in this way and some households in the village have also taken advantage of the scheme. For more details please click here or contact a member of Ashton's Neighbourhood Watch team for details of how to obtain your SmartWater pack.

Notice from Neighbourhood Watch on how to report fly-tipping

Please Click here for useful information about the Mobile Library service. Further information from the Worcestershire County Council website

Rainbow Guides in Ashton for girls aged 5-7 years. Click here for more details

Latest Downloads

New Beckford Group Parish Magazine for January

Gardening Club programme for 2012

Christmas and New Year Refuse and Recycling Collection Dates and also Christmas Tree Recycling Information

November issue of our village newsletter Ashton News

Ashton WI Meeting Report for December 2011

WI Meeting Report for October and November

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 8 November

The 2011/2012 programme for Parish Music

WI Programme for 2011/2012

Download 'Choose Cycling' an information poster about cycling in Worcestershire

Horizon - the weekly newsletter of Bredon Hill Middle School

Ashton under Hill Village Information Booklet 2010

Quick Links

Ashton Community Centre

Ashton Cricket Club

Ashton First School

Ashton Information Booklet (PDF)

Ashton in Old Photos

Ashton Open Gardens

Ashton Snowline

Beckford & District Gardening Club

Bredon Hill Group of Churches

Bredon Hill Middle School

BHMS Horizon Newsletter

Bredon Village website

History of Ashton

How to Find Ashton

Online guide to Worcester area

Overbury Village website

Parish Magazine

St Barbara's Church

West Mercia Police

Useful Information

Old Photos of Ashton

Ashton Open Gardens

What's On at the Evesham Arts Centre?

Ashton under Hill Cricket Club

Bredon Hill Postboxes (including two in Ashton)

Ashton under Hill Conservation Area description and map

Ashton under Hill Village Plan 2006

Bell Ringing at St. Barbara's

Websites of neighbouring villages

A wartime aircrash in Ashton