a township in Norbury parish, Salop; on Long Mynd hills, 4½ miles SW of Church-Stretton. Pop., 164. Asterton is commonly known for farming hence the name Asterton meaning 'Eastern home farm'. There is a Primitive Methodist church which was built in 1839. Church records show that in 1851 55 people attended the service. Today, the primitive Methodist church is derelict and is believed to have closed in the late 1950s.