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Description

Aycliffe, a village, a township, and a parish in Durham. The village stands adjacent to the river Skeme, 5 of a mile W of the York and Berwick railway, 5 1/2 miles N of Darlington, It has a station on the railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under Darlington. It is an ancient place, wliich belonged to the see of Lindisfarne, and was the meeting-place of synods in 782 and 789. The township bears the name of Great Aycliffe, and comprises 2078 acres; population, 697. The ecclesiastical parish includes the townships of Great Aycliffe, Brafferton, Woodham, and Preston-le-Skerne; population, 1079. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham; net value, £289 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The church is most interesting, and was restored at a cost, of over £3000 in 1882. It is in the Norman and Early English styles, and consists of nave, chancel, aisles, and porch, with a western tower 85 feet high. There are remains of two Saxon crosses in the churchyard. There are chapels for Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5


Census

Below are links to all of the Aycliffe census returns available online, with the dates the census' were taken
1851
1861
1871
1881
6th June 1841
30th March 1851
7th April 1861
2nd April 1871
3rd April 1881
5th April 1891
31st March 1901