Aislaby, County Durham
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- redirect Aislaby is a small village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located to the west of Eaglescliffe and Yarm. The name is of Viking origin and is Old Norse "Aislac's, or Aslakr's, farm".
Geography
Administration
Aislaby is traditionally and ceremonially located in County Durham, but for administrative purposes is located in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, made a unitary authority in 1996. Before this time it was in the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, created on 1 April 1974 under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.Aislaby is in the Eaglescliffe ward, which as of 2005 is represented on the Borough Council by John Fletcher and Maureen Rigg (both Liberal Democrat). It is part of the Stockton South parliamentary constituency, which as of 2005 is represented in parliament by Dari Taylor (Labour). It is in the North East England region, which serves as a constituency for the European Parliament.
The local police force is Cleveland Police. Aislaby is in the Stockton district and its nearest police station is in Yarm.
Trivia
Aislaby is home to the future England national football team manager, Steve McClarenLocation
- Grid reference
- Latitude and longitude: (54.5, -1.4)
- Road access: Minor road off A67 in Egglescliffe
- Rail access: Yarm, Eaglescliffe and Allens West.
- Nearest airport: Durham Tees Valley Airport
References
- Simpson, David. "[Place Names A to Z]". North East England History Pages. Retrieved 12 January 2005.
External link
- [Aerial photograph] from Multimap
| Towns and Villages in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees |
| Aislaby | Billingham | Carlton | Cowpen Bewley | Eaglescliffe | Egglescliffe | Elton | Fairfield | Grindon Hartburn | High Leven | Hilton | Longnewton | Maltby | Norton | Port Clarence | Redmarshall | Stockton | Stillington | Thornaby | Thorpe Thewles | Urlay Nook | Whinney Hill | Whitton | Wolviston | Yarm |
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