Aberford

Coordinates: 53°49′49″N 1°20′34″W / 53.8304°N 1.3429°W / 53.8304; -1.3429
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Aberford
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53°49′49″N 1°20′34″W / 53.8304°N 1.3429°W / 53.8304; -1.3429

Aberford is a village and

2001 census,[2] increasing to 1,180 at the 2011 Census.[1] It is situated 10 miles (15.5 km) east, north east of Leeds and west of the A1(M) motorway.[3]

Etymology

The name 'Aberford' comes from the Old English woman's name Ēadburg and ford, which, then as now, meant 'ford'. The name meant 'Eadburg's ford'.[4] This suggests the settlement's once-strategic importance.[5] The name was recorded as Ædburford in 1176 and Ædburgford in 1177, Ebberford in the 13th century and Aberford from 1208.[6]

History

Aberford was where the ancient

Roman fort have been found beneath Aberford House.[8] The bridge dates from the 18th century.[9]

Aberford was in the ancient Kingdom of

pins.[11]

Aberford's growth was along the road and the village has developed a linear rather than nucleated profile.

suburban
areas.

Geology

Geologically, Aberford lies slightly east of the narrow basal sandstone boundary between the central Leeds

Coal Measures and much harder magnesian limestone deposits, in an area shaped heavily by subsidence
of the underlying Coal Measures.

Buildings

Aberford is considered "a place of special architectural and historic interest".[13] Some notable buildings are:

Aberford

tithe barn and is owned by the Archdeacon of York following  its transfer from the Vicar of Aberford. Previously, it and much of the village was owned by Oriel College, Oxford, which received tithes from Aberford.[19][20] At the northern boundary is the A64 road from Leeds to York and Scarborough
. At the south end of Aberford is what used to be Hicklam Mill Farm now a small certified caravan and camping site.

Gallery

  • St Ricarius Church
    St Ricarius Church
  • The Swan a former public house
    The Swan a former public house
  • Gascoigne Almshouses
    Gascoigne Almshouses
  • The Arabian Horse public house
    The Arabian Horse public house
  • Aberford Bridge over the Cock Beck. The arches show the former width
    Aberford Bridge over the Cock Beck. The arches show the former width
  • The Royal Oak a former public house
    The Royal Oak a former public house

Location grid

See also

  • Listed buildings in Aberford

References

  1. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Aberford Parish (00DA001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ^ ANDP 2018, p. 7.
  4. ^ Harry Parkin, Your City's Place-Names: Leeds, English Place-Name Society City-Names Series, 3 (Nottingham: English Place-Names Society, 2017), p. 11.
  5. ^ ACAAMP 2011, pp. 5–6.
  6. ISBN 978-0521168557
    .
  7. ^ "Aberford & District Parish Council | Aberford". aberford-pc.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 5.
  9. ^ "Aberford Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Æthelswith Ring". British Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  11. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 6.
  12. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 4.
  13. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 1.
  14. ^ "Parish Church of St Ricarius or St Riquier". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Gascoigne Almshouses and Attached Wardens Cottage". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Aberford House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  17. ^ "The Swan Hotel". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  18. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 11.
  19. ^ Piper, Marolyn (4 December 2006). "The Lost Village of Hillam Burchard". Aberford People. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  20. OCLC 1242784225
    .

Sources

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