Asthall

For a small village, Asthall is rich in history: a former Roman settlement on Akeman Street, which linked Cirencester with St Albans; the village church, dating back to the 12th century, possibly earlier; and the Elizabethan manor house, home to the Mitford sisters - it was here that Nancy Mitford penned much of ‘Love in a Cold Climate’. She is buried in the churchyard at nearby Swinbrook.

There are two downloadable walks that pass through the village:
Villages of the Windrush Valley (pdf 163k)
The River Windrush (pdf 50k)

For more information visit our downloadable walks page