Aldfield
| Aldfield | |
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| Aldfield shown within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE263693 |
| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RIPON |
| Postcode district | HG4 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Aldfield is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about three miles west of Ripon.[1][2] It is the closest village to Fountains Abbey. The population of the parish was estimated at 80 in 2013.[3]
Aldfield was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.[4]
Historically, the village lay in the Claro Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2016. In the 2011 census the population was included in the civil parish of Grantley."Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Professor J.J.N.Palmer. "Open Doomsday: Aldfield". www.opendomesday.org. Anna Powell-Smith. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Aldfield at Wikimedia Commons- Aldfield in the Domesday Book
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