Aldfield with Studley Yorkshire Family History Guide

Aldfield with Studley is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1724 from Ripon Ancient Parish. 

Alternative names: Aldfield, Ripon St Lawrence

Other places in the parish include: Studley Roger, Studley, and Roger Studley.

Riding: West Riding

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1809
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1840

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

• Winksley
• Markington
• Lindrick with Studley Royal and Fountains
• Ripon
• Sawley

Historical Descriptions

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

ALDFIELD, a township and a chapelry in Ripon parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the rivulet Skell, 4 miles SW of Ripon r. station. Post Town, Ripon. Acres, 1,225. Real property, £1,375. Pop., 128. Houses, 27. A sulphuretted spring exists here, in a picturesque spot; and, but for being so near Harrowgate, would probably be in high request.
The chapelry comprises the townships of Aldfield, Studley-Roger, and Studley-Royal, and bears the name of Aldfield-with-Studley. Pop. in 1851, 327. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £72. Patron, Countess Cowper.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Administration

County: Yorkshire
Civil Registration District: Ripon
Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York
Diocese: Post-1835 - Ripon, Pre-1836 - York
Rural Deanery: Ripon
Poor Law Union: Ripon
Hundred: Claro
Province: York