White Ladies Aston is a village in the Wychavon local government district of Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, and also lends its name to the Civil Parish in which the village is located. The village is located to the east of the A44 which started as a Saltway linking Droitwich to Oxford. To the south is Pershore and five miles west is Worcester. The parish is bound to the east by the Bow Brook. The parish, according to the 2011 census, has 87 households with 220 residents. There is evidence that people at least passed through the area during the Neolithic or early bronze age. As a village it has existed since Roman times with the parish boundaries being formed during the Anglo-Saxon period and have remain until today. The Domesday Book mentions local land owners notably the Bishop of Worcester who granted Aston Manor to the Cistercian Nuns in 1255. The nuns were referred to as the "White Ladies" which combined with the word “Aston”, derived from the Anglo-Saxon term for “East Farm”, forming the name of “White Ladies Aston". The parish Church of England church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. History Pre Roman and Roman Times The A44 (Evesham Road) and Edward's Lane are ancient saltways dating back to the Iron Age. These saltways linked Droitwich to Oxford after branching from the saltway from Droitwhich to Worcester at Martin Hussingtree. The A44 (Evesham Road) saltway to the west and Edward's Lane to the north formed parts of the parish boundaries. Anglo-Saxon During the Saxon times the village was referred to as “Eastun”, “Estun” and “Aston” as the term for “East Farm” in relation to the Cathedral of Worcester. Located in the parish was a mound named after Oslaf, a Bernician prince fighting King Penda. This mound became the meeting place for the Oswaldslow Hundred Court after its creation in 964 A.D. and was renamed after Oswald. Now known as Low Hill. The boundaries of the parish date back to Saxon times. The eastern boundary is the Bow Brook, formalised in 974 AD by King Edgar granting land to the east of the Bow Brook to Pershore Abbey establishing a permanent boundary with the parish of Peopleton. In 976 the western boundary was changed as the result of the ruling of the Hundred Court where by a local farmer was accused of illegally farming land to the western