Aylesby
Aylesby | |
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Church of St Lawrence, Aylesby | |
Location within Lincolnshire | |
Population | 155 |
OS grid reference | TA203076 |
• London | 140 mi (230 km) S |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Grimsby |
Postcode district | DN37 |
Police | Humberside |
Fire | Humberside |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Aylesby is a village and
History
The village's name in 1086 was Alesbi, and A.D. Mills in A Dictionary of British Place Names, gives its meaning as a 'Farmstead or village of a man called Áli’.[3]
Aylesby has three entries in the Domesday Book and comprised 36 households with a tax assessment of 3.7 geld units.[4]
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In the east of the village are six Grade II*
In 1950, Major Harry Spilman, of Aylesby Manor, held the position of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.[8]
St Lawrence's Church
Aylesby
Agriculture
From the mid-1700s, the manor farm was known for its
The village lies in a small vale. At each side of Aylesby are two farms: one to the east on the road to Great Coates, the other to the west on Nooking Lane; both farms cover the countryside surrounding the village. Towards the east fields give way to the fishing port of Grimsby; towards the west arable land rises to the Lincolnshire Wolds.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Aylesby CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Mills, A. D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Aylesby in the Domesday Book
- ISBN 978-0-520-05680-0.
- ^ Historic England. "F.W. McAulay Cottages (Grade II*) (1161705)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-300-09620-0.
- ^ "No. 38878". The London Gazette. 4 April 1950. p. 1666.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence (1161566)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ISBN 978-1-84383-169-3.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 50; Methuen & Co. Ltd
- ^ "St Lawrence's Church, Aylesby"[permanent dead link], North East Lincolnshire Council. Retrieved 10 July 2011
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27560. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
External links
- Media related to Aylesby at Wikimedia Commons
- Aylesby in the Domesday Book