{{Short description|Village in Derbyshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |static_image=Coal Aston 123336 a0f94407.jpg |static_image_width=250px |static_image_caption=Looking east along Eckington Road in the direction of [[Eckington, Derbyshire|Eckington]] |coordinates = {{coord|53.312|-1.458|display=inline,title}} |map_type = Derbyshire |official_name = Coal Aston |population = |civil_parish = [[Dronfield]] |shire_district = [[North East Derbyshire]] | shire_county = [[Derbyshire]] |region = East Midlands |constituency_westminster =[[North East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North East Derbyshire]] |post_town = DRONFIELD |postcode_district =S18 |postcode_area =S |dial_code =01246 |os_grid_reference = SK362795 }}
'''Coal Aston''' is a village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Dronfield]], in the [[North East Derbyshire]] district, in the county of [[Derbyshire]], England. It is by the town of Dronfield.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gsl9zgEACAAJ&q=%22Coal+Aston%22 |title=Coal Aston Conservation Area: Character Statement |date=2003 |publisher=Department of Development & Leisure |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Messer |first=E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y-kpMwEACAAJ&q=%22Coal+Aston%22 |title=Wesleyan Reform Church Coal Aston 1848-1998: The Story of the Wesleyan Reform Chapel |date=1998 |publisher=Accent Print & Design |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bO4NAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22Coal+Aston%22&pg=PA161 |title=Post office directory of Sheffield with the neighbouring towns and villages [afterw.] Kelly's directory of Sheffield & Rotherham and neighbourhood|last1=Kelly's Directories|first1=ltd|year=1854}}</ref>
== Geography == Coal Aston sits on a ridge overlooking [[Sheffield]] and [[Dronfield]]. To the south there is Frith Wood, which is made up of mixed woodland rich in many species of fauna and flora and is thought to be an ancient wood. The wood is now a conservation area and although it is spelt Frith Wood on, for example, [[Ordnance Survey]] maps, many locals call it Firth wood as in the neighbouring Firthwood Road. The name Coal Aston is due to the number of walk-in coal mines in the area, finally closing in 1938. There are many stone-built houses and terraces dating back to the mining era during the 19th century. The last mine, Sicklebrook Colliery on Sicklebrook Lane (off Eckington Road), closed in 1938.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Office |first=Great Britain Home |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uJUNAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Coal+Aston%22&pg=PA16 |title=List of Plans of the Abandoned Mines: Deposited in the Home Office under the Coal and Metalliferous Mines Regulation Acts |date=1889 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en}}</ref> There is still an Aston Hall in the centre of the village. The large [[Victorian era|Victorian]] village school has now been converted into a private house. During [[World War II]] the village was the site of a [[prisoner-of-war camp]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Warr |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L6ugCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Coal+Aston%22&pg=PT188 |title=Sheffield's Great War and Beyond, 1916–1918 |date=2015-08-30 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-4738-6925-7 |language=en}}</ref> [[File:FirthWood2.jpg|thumb|right|Southern entrance to Firth Wood, late Winter]]
== History == Coal Aston was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in the parish of Dronfield,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4802|title=History of Coal Aston in North East Derbyshire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> in 1866 Coal Aston became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Dronfield and [[Eckington, Derbyshire|Eckington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10163298|title=Relationships and changes Coal Aston CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 858.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10163298/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Coal Aston CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=24 April 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * http://www.dronfield.gov.uk/uploads/coal-aston-character-statement-part-1.pdf {{Commons category|Coal Aston}} *{{OpenDomesday|SK3679|coal-aston}}
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[[Category:Villages in Derbyshire]] [[Category:Towns and villages of the Peak District]] [[Category:Former civil parishes in Derbyshire]] [[Category:Dronfield]]