Aycliffe, Durham
Historical Description
Aycliffe, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The village stands adjacent to the river Skerne, 5 of a mile W of the York and Berwick railway, 5½ miles N of Darlington, It has a station on the railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Darlington. It is an ancient place, which belonged to the see of Lindisfarne, and was the meeting-place of synods in 782 and 789. The township bears the name of Great Aycliffe, and comprises 2078 acres; population, 697. The ecclesiastical parish includes the townships of Great Aycliffe, Brafferton, Woodham, and Preston-le-Skerne; population, 1079. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; net value, £289 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is most interesting, and was restored at a cost, of over £3000 in 1882. It is in the Norman and Early English styles, and consists of nave, chancel, aisles, and porch, with a western tower 85 feet high. There are remains of two Saxon crosses in the churchyard. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | County Durham | |
Ecclesiastical parish | Aycliffe St. Acca | |
Poor Law union | Darlington | |
Ward | Sedgefield |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Aycliffe from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Aycliffe (St. Acca))
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for County Durham is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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