(now closed permanently) The village was featured in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a small settlement, with no church, but with a manor, and was called "Hesleie".

The coach house flanking the main building is also in the style of a Greek Doric temple with a portico in antis.

Nearby is a monument to King George IV (the famous prince regent of the time) which too is in an ancient Roman/Greek fashion.

There are a number of other interesting old dwellings and outbuildings in a village that has grown slowly over time (despite development continuing apace nearby, notably in Battlefield.

[2] The tower's clock, made by the firm of J.B. Joyce & Co. of Whitchurch, Shropshire, was erected by village public subscription to commemorate peace after the First World War.

[3] Astley is served by the 64 route, operated by Arriva Midlands North, which runs between Shrewsbury and Market Drayton via Shawbury.