Parlington

Coordinates: 53°49′12″N 1°21′45″W / 53.819907°N 1.3625727°W / 53.819907; -1.3625727
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Parlington
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°49′12″N 1°21′45″W / 53.819907°N 1.3625727°W / 53.819907; -1.3625727

Parlington is a

garden village in Parlington.[4]

History

The name Parlington means farm or settlement connected with Pertel.[5] Parlington was recorded in the Domesday Book as Perlinctune, Perlintun, Pertilinctun and Pertilintun.[6]

Parlington is the site of a possible deserted medieval village.[7] Hillam in the parish of Parlington has earthworks of a deserted medieval village.[8]

Parlington was a township in the parish of Aberford,[9] it became a separate parish in 1866.[10]

Parlington Estate

Main article: Parlington Hall

The Parlington Estate holds a monument to the independence of the United States, built by Sir Thomas Gascoigne, last of the

Gascoigne family blood line. It is inscribed on both elevations with the phrase "Liberty in N.America Triumphant MDCCLXXXIII". The 'Dark Arch', a short curved tunnel along Parlington Lane is reputed to be haunted. It was built c. 1813–14 to shield the residents of Parlington Hall
from traffic passing along Parlington Lane, mostly horse drawn coal traffic on its way to the village distribution point for onward travel into the local market.

The lane was used for the private Aberford Railway, commonly called the "Fly Line", to transport coal from the Gascoigne's pits to Garforth.[11][12] The railway closed in 1924.[13] Parlington Hall was left to run to ruins after the death of Col F. C. T. Gascoigne in 1905, the hall was largely demolished in the 1950s and 1960s, leaving only the west wing intact. The estate was used by the army during the First and Second World Wars. The structures, built during the Second World War, still in existence in 2009, were constructed by the soldiers of No.3 Vehicle Repair Depot, part of Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Nellie's Tree is a local landmark that was voted English and British Tree of the Year for 2018.[14]

Landmarks

There are 18 listed buildings in Parlington.

See also

References

  1. ^ Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. ^ "Parlington". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Parish council". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Welcome". Jennings Nicholson Associates. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Parlington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Place name: Parlington". The National Archives. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Parlington (54603)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Hillam (54555)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Relationships and changes Parlington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Garforth Station Road Bridge (1586037)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Parlington Leeds Pattern Book" (PDF). parlingtonvillage.co.uk. M & G Real Estate. June 2018. p. 11. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  13. ^ ACAAMP 2011, p. 7.
  14. ^ "Sweetheart beech wins Tree of the Year". BBC News. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  • "Parlington". City Population De. Retrieved 5 December 2020.

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