Aislaby is a small village on the north bank of the River Tees, in the North East of England. It lies on the margins of the Teesside conurbation, near the North Sea coast, and could be regarded as a part of the Tees Valley area. It is situated a short distance to the west of the towns of Eaglescliffe and Yarm, 8 km (5 miles) south-west of Stockton-on-Tees, and 13 km (8 miles) east of Darlington. Durham Tees Valley Airport lies 3 km (2 miles) to the west. The name is of Viking origin and means "Aislac's village".¹

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 county borough 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 Stouth 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.

Location

• Grid reference: NZ4012^*
• Latitude and longitude: (54.5, −1.4)
• Road access: Minor road off A67 in Egglescliffe
• Rail access: Yarm , Eaglescliffe and Allens West , all approx. 3 km (2 miles) by road

References

1. Simpson, David. "Place Names A to Z". North East England History Pages. Retrieved 12 January 2005.

External link

• Aerial photograph from Multimap