Aldfield

Aldfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about three miles west of Ripon.^[1][2] It is the closest village to Fountains Abbey and became part of the abbey estate in 1356.^[3] The population of the parish was estimated at 80 in 2013.^[4] The parish now shares a grouped parish council with the civil parishes of Studley Roger and Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains, known as Fountains Abbey Parish Council.^[5]

Aldfield
Aldfield
Aldfield Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE263693
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°07′11″N 1°35′53″W

St Lawrence's Church, Aldfield, is a grade II* listed building, dating from the 1780s.^[6]

History

Aldfield was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[7]

Sulphurous mineral springs were discovered near Aldfield in around 1698 leading to the establishment of Aldfield Spa. Lord de Grey, on whose land the spring was, adapted an adjacent cottage so that the water could be used there for the treatment of various ailments. It closed in the 1930s but the ruined buildings are still visible.^[8][9][10]

Aldfield was the birthplace of the artist William Powell Frith in 1819.^[11]

Historically, the village lay in the Claro Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[12] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

See also

• Listed buildings in Aldfield