Parlington is a settlement and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...
about a mile from
Aberford, in the
Leeds
Leeds () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the thi ...
district, in the county of
West Yorkshire
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, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 87. The parish touches Aberford,
Barwick in Elmet and Scholes,
Lotherton cum Aberford
Lotherton cum Aberford is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish (including Parlington) at the 2011 Census was 323. Until 1974 it was in the Tadcaster Rural District in ...
,
Micklefield and
Sturton Grange
Sturton Grange is a civil parish in the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 417, reducing to 403 at the 2011 Census.
Most of the parish area is used for agriculture. Soft fruit is grown here at an industrial scale. ...
. Aberford & District Parish Council includes Parlington along with Aberford, Lotherton cum Aberford and Sturton Grange. There are plans to built a
garden village in Parlington.
Landmarks
There are 18
listed buildings in Parlington
Parlington is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 18 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of ...
.
History
The name "Parlington" means 'Farm/settlement connected with Pertel'. Parlington is a possible deserted medieval village,
Hillam
Hillam is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.
The village is closely linked to Monk Fryston, although both villages maintain separate parish councils.
According to the 2011 UK census the population of ...
in the parish of Parlington has earthworks of a deserted medieval village. Parlington was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
as ''Perlinctune''/''Perlintun''/''Pertilinctun''/''Pertilintun''. Parlington was a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in the parish of Aberford, it became a separate parish in 1866.
See also
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Parlington Hall
References
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Villages in West Yorkshire
Civil parishes in West Yorkshire
Places in Leeds
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