Aldwark
Major Settlement in the Parish of Alne
Historical Forms
- A(l)deuuerc 1086 DB
- Aldwerc 1176 P
- Aldewerk(e) 1175–1203 YCh 1410 YI
- Audewerk 1224,1230 FF
- Aldewark 1316 Vill Eliz Test 1399
- Oldewarke 1536 YChant
Etymology
'The ancient fortification,' v. (e)ald, weorc . Similar names are Aldwark (Db) and a lost Aldwark in York, found in 'regiam stratam de Aldewerk ' in 1331 (Leon 75). There are now no traces of fortifications of any kind at Aldwark.