Aislaby, Eskdale
| Aislaby | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Aislaby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ857086 |
| Location: | 54°27’54"N, -0°40’41"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 243 (2011) |
| Post town: | Whitby |
| Postcode: | YO21 |
| Dialling code: | 01947 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scarborough |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scarborough and Whitby |
Aislaby is a village in Eskdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is situated near the town of Whitby on the northern slopes of Eskdale just off the A171.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Asuluesbi in the Hundred of Langbaurgh. It was listed as having 2 ploughlands with 6 acres of meadow and woodland. The Lord in 1066 was named as Uhtred, but had changed to Richard of Sourdeval under the tenancy of Count Robert of Mortain.[1] Lordship descended to the Brus family by the reign of Henry I and then Lucy de Thweng via the Rosels family and Nicholas de Meynell. By the early fourteenth century it had passed as a mense lordship to Arnald de Percy. From then on it was held by the Darcy family and the Strangways until 1541 when it became part of the holdings of Lord Dacre until 1685.[2]
Like its namesakes near Pickering and the other to the west of Stockton-on-Tees, the place-name is derived from Viking Old Norse meaning "Aslakr's or Asulf's farm".[3][4]
The area around the village is noted for its quarries, and the stone that was used in many local buildings and further afield in some notable structures such as London Bridge and Ramsgate Pier.[4][5]
Church
There is a church in the village dedicated to St Margaret built in 1897. This had replaced a 1732 building that itself had replaced the earlier mediæval church. The church is Grade II listed building.[6]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Aislaby, Eskdale in the Domesday Book
- ↑ William Page, ed (1923). A History of the County of York North Riding Vol 2 - Parishes-Whitby. London: Victoria County History. pp. 506–528.
- ↑ Watts. Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names. Cambridge University Press (2011). p. 5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 1162. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
- ↑ Template:Cite report
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148961: Church of St Margaret (Grade II listing)