Aislaby is a

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and

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near the English town of Pickering,

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. It lies on the A170 to the west of Pickering between Wrelton 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''. Aislaby Hall was built in the village in 1742, and is now

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Demographics

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

Governance

The hamlet is within the Thirsk and Malton 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. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of

Ryedale Ryedale was a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages ...

, it is now administered by the unitary

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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