English Heritage sites near Aston Parish
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
13 miles from Aston Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
14 miles from Aston Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
WREST PARK
15 miles from Aston Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
WALTHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE AND BRIDGE
15 miles from Aston Parish
A fine 14th century gatehouse, bridge and other remains of the abbey refounded by Harold, last Saxon King of England.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
16 miles from Aston Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
PRIOR'S HALL BARN
17 miles from Aston Parish
One of the finest surviving medieval barns in eastern England, tree-ring dated to the mid-15th century, with a breathtaking aisled interior and crown post roof, the product of some 400 oaks.
Churches in Aston Parish
St Mary's Aston.
Broadwater Lane
Aston
Stevenage
01920 830035
Welcome to St Mary's Aston
‘We are pilgrims on a journey,
fellow travellers on the road;
we are here to help each other
walk the mile and bear the load.'
Our SUNDAY SERVICE is 11 am 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month. There are services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11 15am in nearby Stapleford and Waterford churches. You Tube and Zoom services are listed in the weekly newsletter and Parish News including Tuesday Bible Study and Wednesday Night Prayer. To receive a daily Thought for the Day or the weekly newsletter email Revd Jenny: [email protected]
The church is OPEN by arrangement with the churchwardens Tim Alexander [email protected] 01438 880519 or Sara Hudson [email protected] 01438 880750 Free Covid Test packs available by the church lychgate to take away.
Our beautiful historic church is a special place to mark the important events of our lives: for WEDDINGS and Banns enquiries contact Pauline: [email protected]
For Baptism (Christening), Funerals, Blessings, Confirmation, Pastoral enquiries contact Revd Jenny: [email protected] 01920 830035 Mondays are my usual day off.
For Bereavement Support contact our Reader, Ann Edwards 07798 621058 email [email protected].
St Mary's Aston is part of the Beane Valley Benefice with St Andrew and St Mary's Watton at Stone, St Andrew's Bramfield, St Mary's Stapleford and St Michael and all Angels Waterford. Revd Jenny works with the Ministry Team of Revd Angela Lynas (Associate Priest), Mrs Ann Edwards and Mrs Janet Bird (Readers). We are part of the Diocese of St Albans www.stalbans.anglican.org.
Children are welcome. We have strong links with St Mary's Church of England School who are involved in Church life through weekly collective worship, special services in church and visits. We have a special children's corner, kitchen and toilet. We have adopted the Diocese's Safeguarding policies and practice. Safeguarding contact: Tim Alexander [email protected] 01438 880519
"Friends of St Mary's Church Aston" please contact Angela Cantwell Tel:01438 880303 or email: [email protected]
Bellringers Master of the Bells Alan Dowler 01438 314964
Flower arranging, church cleaning, help with churchyard working parties and special events contact Church Warden Sara [email protected] 01438 880750
Food for the Stevenage Food Bank can be brought to church or left at the Rectory, Church Lane SG14 3RD. Church and village events are reported in the monthly Parish News.
Pubs in Aston Parish
Crown
56 Long Lane, Aston End, SG2 7HD
(01438) 880060
crownastonend.co.uk
Pig & Whistle
Rose & Crown
10 Benington Road, Aston, SG2 7DX
(01438) 880635
roseandcrownaston.co.uk