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Aldwark Bridge
Aldwark may refer to the following places in England: * Aldwark, Derbyshire Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification") is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about WSW of Matlock by road or as the crow flies. Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites, the ... * Aldwark, Hambleton, North Yorkshire * Aldwark (York), a street in North Yorkshire See also * Aldwarke, an industrial area in South Yorkshire {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldwark, Derbyshire
Aldwark (Old English "the old fortification") is a small upland village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales district of Derbyshire, England, about WSW of Matlock by road or as the crow flies. Close by are a number of Neolithic burial sites, the most notable being tree-crowned Minninglow, visible for many miles around. The village is just within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-di .... The 2001 census recorded a population of just 39 for the parish; over 100 years ago, the township's inhabitants numbered 40. At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 180. In the 18th century Aldwark was probably busier, being a stopping point on the stagecoach route from Buxton to Derby. There are three listed buildings in the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldwark, Hambleton
Aldwark is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Ouse about 14 miles from York. The village lies within a conservation area. At the 2001 census it had a population of 116 increasing to 308 at the 2011 Census (and including Flawith and Youlton). History The name derives from the Old Saxon, ''ald weorc'', meaning ''Old Fort'' and probably refers to the Roman fort guarding the ferry crossing on the old Roman road to York that passed through here. The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Adewera'' and belonged to Ligulf in the Bulford Hundred. It was handed over to Count Robert of Mortain by 1086. Governance The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton Parliamentary constituency. It also lies within the Easingwold electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council, and the Tollerton ward of Hambleton District Council. The parish council has been combined with those of Flawith and Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldwark (York)
Aldwark is a street in the city centre of York, in England. History The street runs inside the York city walls, and its name is presumed to refer to the walls of Roman Eboracum, which followed a similar line. The street was first recorded in the 1180s. The 10th-century church of St Helen-on-the-Walls was constructed just off the street, on what became known as St Helen's Lane, but this was demolished in the 1580s. The Merchant Taylors' Hall, York, Merchant Taylors' Hall was built on the street in about 1415, and in the 17th- and early 18th-centuries, it was regarded as a desirable area, with several large houses constructed. The first Wesleyan Methodist chapel in the city was built at 40-42 Aldwark in 1759, and in 1892, the city's first synagogue since the resettlement of the Jews in England opened at 9 Aldwark. However, by the 19th-century, the street was run down, with many houses on the north-east side demolished for the construction of the Ebor Brewery, and various othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
