Aldfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Aldfield, a village and a township in the parish of Aldfield-cum-Studley, in the W.R. of Yorkshire, and on the rivulet Skell, 4 miles SW of Ripon station on the N.E.R. Post town, Ripon. Acreage, 1269; population, 116. The Marquis of Ripon, K.G., is lord of the manor and sole landowner. A sulphuretted spring exists here, in a picturesque spot, and, but for being so near Harrogate, would probably be in great request. A church for the parish was built in Studley Park, and consecrated in 1878. The living (net value, £176) is consolidated with that of Studley Roger, Studley Royal-cum-Lindrick, and Fountains, and is in the gift of Earl de Grey.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
Civil parish | Ripon | |
Riding | West | |
Wapentake | Claro |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Aldfield:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Aldfield from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the West Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Aldfield are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following West Riding newspapers online: