Rosemary, Returning to your original query I suggest this village is Aston, short for Coal Aston, just 1 mile from Dronfield. See Genuki here: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/Dronfield/Gaz1868 Directly underneath the entry in the register is one for the marriage of Anne Clay which gives you a comparison of the letter A. Unfortunately the vicar has managed to drip ink on the page, so only a UV light would solve your query for certain. You could request this of the archivists of whichever Record Office hold this document - Sheffield maybe? As the query is very precise they may respond without charging you. Just a thought. Ruth