Aldcliffe
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Coordinates: 54°02′N 2°49′W / 54.03°N 2.82°W
| Aldcliffe | |
 Aldcliffe
Aldcliffe shown within Lancashire |
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| OS grid reference | SD4660 |
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| District | Lancaster |
| Shire county | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANCASTER |
| Postcode district | LA1, LA2 |
| Dialling code | 01524 |
| Police | Lancashire |
| Fire | Lancashire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Lancaster & Wyre |
| List of places: UK • England • Lancashire | |
Aldcliffe is a small village south-west of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
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[edit] Etymology
The name of the village can be split into two parts, 'ald' which roughly means 'old', and 'clif' which means 'high ground'.
[edit] History
'Aldeclif' is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086.
In early years, Lancaster was becoming a difficult place to be Catholic, and Aldcliffe Hall became a place of Catholic worship.[1]
[edit] External links
Media related to Aldcliffe at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] References
- ^ www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/cnwrs/Aldcliffe/Aldcliffe%20transcript.doc
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