Aislaby, Vale of Pickering

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Aislaby
Yorkshire
North Riding
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Aislaby
Location
Grid reference: SE774857
Location: 54°15’40"N, 0°48’44"W
Data
Post town: Pickering
Postcode: YO18
Local Government
Council: Ryedale
Parliamentary
constituency:
Thirsk and Malton

Aislaby is a hamlet in the North Riding of Yorkshire near the town of Pickering This hamlet lies on the A170 to the west of Pickering between Wrelton and Middleton.

History

The hamlet is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was known as Aslachesbi. In 1066 the land was owned by Gospatric and had 2 ploughlands.[1]

The etymology of the name comes from Old Norse (farm or village) added to the name of the ownerAslakr.[2]

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References

  1. Aislaby, Vale of Pickering in the Domesday Book
  2. Watts. Cambridge Dictionary of Place Names. Cambridge University Press (2011). p. 5.