The first known reference to Wheaton Aston is in the Domesday Book where the parish of Lapley is mentioned and includes other local settlements.

Up to the 18th century, Wheaton Aston was regarded as something of a spa due to the existence of a mineral spring in one of the gardens.

[1] There are a pair of moles feet from 1902 on display in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford that were carried in the pocket of an old man from Wheaton Aston as a cure against toothache.

One of the village's claims to fame is that it is the most northerly point in the UK where the snake's head fritillary can be found growing in the wild.

[1] Although in the heart of the South Staffordshire countryside there are many amenities for the local population including two pubs, The Hartley Arms and the Coach and Horses (which also provides accommodation for a cafe/sandwich shop), Wheaton Aston and Lapley Recreation Ground, post office, paper shop, general store, a garage-cum-chandlery-cum-hardware shop (Turners), a motor engineers (Hinsley's) and a couple of farms (The Bridge and Whitegates) who also sell their produce direct to the public.

[2] The old scout hut alongside the canal has undergone refurbishment and has re-opened in June 2021 as Tavern Lane Studio, a community arts hub offering dance, drama and several other clubs.

All of the windows were made in a medieval style by the renowned Victorian master of stained glass, Charles Eamer Kempe.