Originally a farmhouse, later divided into two dwellings. Basically a timber-framed building with crucks, later enclosed in brown brick, with slate roofs. It is symmetrical in two storeys, with a central pedimented doorway flanked by single-storey bay windows.[2]
A two-storey house consisting of two wings at right angles to each other. The cross-wing dates from the late 16th century, and the other wing from the 17th century. The building is timber-framed on a sandstoneplinth with some rebuilding in rendered brick.[3]
A former wing of Aston Old Hall, later used as a gamekeeper's cottage and store. There is evidence that it is basically a timber-framed building that has been enclosed in brick, which is partly rendered and partly pebbledashed. It is roofed in slate and most of the windows are horizontally sliding sashes.[4]
The churchyard wall to the north and east of the church is in sandstone. The lychgate is dated 1908; it is timber-framed on a sandstone plinth with a red tiled roof.[8]
Formerly associated with Aston Old Hall, this is a brick dovecote with stone dressings, and a missing roof. Inside are over 800 nesting boxes. It is also a Scheduled monument.[10][11][12]
The chancel dates from 1695, and the nave was built between in 1736 and 1740. The interior of the church was altered during the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the church was repaired in 1949–50 following damage by a land mine in 1940. The building is constructed in Runcornsandstone, and is in Georgian style.[13][14][15][16]
Lodge to the former Aston Old Hall, attributed to Samuel Wyatt, but this has been disputed. It is a single-storey building with stuccoed walls on a sandstoneplinth with slate roofs. It has tall arched windows, a canted porch, and is decorated with a floral frieze.[10][28]
A symmetrical two-storey brick house with a square plan. It has a slatehipped roof with a flat lead-covered centre. At the front is a cast iron porch and a door flanked by Doricpilasters. The windows are sashes.[30]
The war memorial stands on a triangle of grass near to St Peter's Church. It is in sandstone, and consists of a tapering pillar about 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) high on a square step. On the top is a pyramidal cap and on the front is a wreath with a ribbon. The pillar contains inscriptions, including the names of those lost in both World Wars. The memorial is in a square enclosure bounded by iron railings.[36]
Richards, Raymond (1950), "The Lesser Chapels of Cheshire: The Church of St. Peter, Aston by Sutton", Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society: 115–135
Starkey, H. F. (1990), Old Runcorn, Halton Borough Council
