Aislaby, County Durham

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Aislaby
County Durham

The River Tees by Aislaby
Location
Grid reference: NZ404123
Location: 54°30’17"N, 1°22’36"W
Data
Population: 201  (2011)
Post town: Stockton-On-Tees
Postcode: TS16
Dialling code: 01642
Local Government
Council: Stockton-on-Tees
Parliamentary
constituency:
Stockton South

Aislaby is a small village on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham. It is to be found to the west of Eaglescliffe and Yarm, the latter across the Tees in Yorkshire.

The name, first attested as Asulue(s)bi in 1086, is of Viking origin and means "Aslak's farm."[1] Aislaby is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2]

References

  1. Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
  2. Aislaby, County Durham in the Domesday Book

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