John de Aston of Parkhall and Heywood

Sir John de Aston (fl.

1475) of Parkhall and Heywood was a Sheriff of Staffordshire and of Warwickshire in the reign of Edward IV of England.

Sir John was the son of Robert de Aston, of Parkhall and Heywood,[a] and his second wife Isabel, daughter of Sir William Brereton, of Brereton, Staffordshire.

[1] Ashton was one of the adherents of William, Lord Hastings, who was put to death in a very summary manner, by the protector, afterwards King Richard III.

is to be found in a list of 89 persons, knights, esquires, and gentlemen, who engaged to stand by Lord Hastings, whether in peace or war.