Aislaby | |
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Aislaby shown within County Durham | |
Population | 201 (2011) |
OS grid reference | NZ404123 |
Unitary authority |
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Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
Postcode district | TS16 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
EU Parliament | North East England |
UK Parliament |
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Aislaby (/ˈeɪzəlbi/ AYZ-əl-bi)) is a small village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Tees within the borough of and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located to the west of Eaglescliffe and Yarm. The name, first attested as Asulue(s)bi in 1086, is of Viking origin and means "Aslak's farm."Aislaby was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Aislaby is historically and ceremonially located in County Durham, but for administrative purposes is located in the borough of , 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 2011 is represented on the Borough Council by Alan Lewis and Maureen Rigg (both Liberal Democrat) and also Phil Dennis (Conservative Party (UK)). It is part of the parliamentary constituency, which as of 6 May 2010 is represented in parliament by James Wharton . It is in the North East England region, which serves as a constituency for the European Parliament.