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Aldfield, in the parish of Ripon, wap. of Claro, and liberty of Ripon: a village near Fountain’s Abbey; 4 miles SW. of Ripon. A fine spring of sulphur water was discovered here about the year 1698; the situation is delightfully romantic, surrounded by rocks, mountains, groves, and vallies, exactly resembling the admired scenery of Matlock, in Derbyshire. Population, 133.

Source: History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York by Edward Baines. Printed and Published by Edward Baines, at the Leeds Mercury office; and sold by Hurst and Robinson, 90, Cheapside, London, and all other booksellers. 1822.