Aislaby is a

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and

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near the

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town of Pickering,

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. It lies on the A170 to the west of Pickering between

Wrelton Wrelton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A170 road and 2 miles west of Pickering. History Wrelton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having seven villagers, one ploughland, and a ...

and Middleton.

History

The hamlet is mentioned in the

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and was known as Aslachesbi. In 1066 the land was owned by Gospatric and had 2 ploughlands. The etymology of the name comes from

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''bȳ'' (farm or village) added to the name of the owner''Aslakr''.

Demographics

The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of

Cropton Cropton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the border of the North York Moors National Park, north-west of Pickering. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having th ...

Governance

The hamlet is within the

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Parliamentary constituency and the Kirkbymoorside and Dales Electoral Ward of

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. The hamlet is part of the civil parish of Aislaby, Middleton and Wrelton.

Community

The hamlet lies within the Primary Education catchment area for Pickering Junior School and the Secondary Education catchment area for Lady Lumley's School in Pickering.

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* {{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire