Aston

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This article is about the district of Aston in Birmingham, England. For other places called Aston and other uses, see Aston (disambiguation).

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Aston is an area of Birmingham, England, in the north-east of the city centre. It is also a ward within the formal district of Ladywood. Aston was originally a town and borough in its own right, being created the urban district of Aston Manor in 1894, promoted to being a municipal borough in 1903, before being annexed to Birmingham in 1911.

Contents 1 Features 2 Famous residents 3 See also 4 External links

Features

• Aston Expressway
• Aston Hall
• Aston University
• Aston Villa Football Club
• HP Sauce
• Spaghetti Junction

Famous residents

• Arthur Conan Doyle
• Black Sabbath
• Jamelia
• Ozzy Osbourne

See also

• Witton

External links

• Aston Ward
• Aston Library
• Aston History a brief look at the past
• Aston Brook-through-Aston Manor History
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