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Ainderby Miers, North Yorkshire

Ainderby Miers maps

Historic maps of Ainderby Miers and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Ainderby Miers maps

Ainderby Miers map

Historic map of Ainderby Miers

North Yorkshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of North Yorkshire

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Ainderby Miers photos

We have no photos of Ainderby Miers, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Crakehall, Hornby, Scruton, Aiskew, Bedale, Tunstall, Catterick, Bolton On Swale

Ainderby Miers books

Displaying 3 of 23 books about Ainderby Miers and the local area.   View all Ainderby Miers books

Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Ilkley Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13

Yorkshire County Memories
Paperback
£15

Ainderby Miers books
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Memories of Ainderby Miers

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North Yorkshire memories

Wedding day

I was married in this church on 23rd December 1950 to Eunice Ethel Smith who lived at High Mill Cottage.

Shared on 12 January 2007 by Eddie Downing.

My Childhood

As a child I spent many a happy summer holiday in the castle grounds. My  aunt was cook at the castle and my uncle worked the land. From what I remember I think it was then owned by the Clutterbuck family. My aunt and uncle lived in the lodge just down the hill from the castle near the church. Somewear in... [more]

Shared on 28 December 2008 by Susan Beresford.

Family History

I am researching my family history and HANNAH WILKINSON was born at TUNSTALL in the early 1800s. Does anyone know of any information regarding the family and where in the village they lived.
Regards
Pam

Shared on 21 September 2006 by Pamela Lloyd.

Information on Marne Lines 1953 to 1955

I was posted to no 7 training unit number 9 troop 5th in February 1953, i did have a troop photo but with 5 house moves over the years they have been lost. If anyone out there has a photo of this group I would love to see it, also any photos of the OTW unit at Marne Lines, or if... [more]

Shared on 02 November 2009 by Robert Brown.

Extracts From Ainderby Miers & North Yorkshire books

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Whitby Photographic Memories

Just south of the abbey's cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining industry during the previous centuries. Before the chemists discovered a simpler method of fixing the dyes used in cloth manufacturing, alum was successfully used for this purpose. It had first to be extracted from rich mineral-bearing stone. This was mined locally both at Saltwick and Sandsend, and... [more]

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Whitby Photographic Memories

The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool. Bathing machines were still in use at this time, as we see on the right.

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Whitby Photographic Memories

Nestling in the shelter of Lythe Bank, the ancient village holds the homes of many of the men who worked in the alum industry and on local estates. Alum was a chemical used in tanning leather and in the dyeworks to fix the dye used in the weaving industry. It was mined and extracted from local stone in the Whitby district,... [more]

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