Aislaby

Aislaby is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the town of Whitby on the northern slopes of Eskdale just off the A171.

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Type: Village with 245 residents
Description: village and civil parish in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK
Also known as: “Aislaby, North Yorkshire” and “Aislaby, Scarborough”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Margaret’s Church, Aislaby and Sleights railway station.

St Margaret’s Church, Aislaby

Church

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St Margaret's Church is the parish church of Aislaby, a village near Whitby, in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a Mediaeval chapel in Aislaby, which in 1732 was replaced by a church, a plain, rectangular building.

Sleights railway station

Railway station

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Sleights is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 2 miles 78 chains south-west of Whitby, serves the villages of Briggswath and Sleights in North Yorkshire, England.

St John’s Church, Sleights

Church

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St John's Church is an Anglican church in Sleights, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The mediaeval St John's Chapel, Sleights, was replaced by a new building, further down the hill, in 1767.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Briggswath and Sleights.

Briggswath

Village

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Briggswath is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Esk, upstream of Ruswarp, and opposite Sleights, which is on the south bank.

Sleights

Village

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Sleights is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Located in the Esk Valley to the south-west of Whitby, the village is part of the civil parish of Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby.