Astley, Warwickshire

Astley is a small village and civil parish within the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 219, reducing slightly to 218 at the 2011 census. Astley is Knebly in George Eliot's Mr Gilfil's Love Story, published in 1857. Eliot's parents were married in the church.

Astley
Painted stalls in the church of St Mary the Virgin
Astley
Location within Warwickshire
Population218 (2011)
OS grid referenceSP311894
Civil parish
  • Astley
District
  • North Warwickshire
Shire county
  • Warwickshire
Region
  • West Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNUNEATON
Postcode districtCV10
PoliceWarwickshire
FireWarwickshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
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