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Aylestone history
Aylestone was recorded in the Domesday Book as Ailstone, held in the reign of Edward the Confessor by Alveva, Countess of Mercia. In 1086 it was held by Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester. The name ‘Aylestone’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon ‘Aegel’s settlement’
Demography
In 2001, the ward of Aylestone had a population of 10,801 . The population of the village in 1871 was 450, in 1881 it was 2,546 and in 1891 it was 5,381 .
Culture and community
The Aylestone Boathouse, a large wooden building, was built c. 1911 by Gordon Biggs on the site of a canal wharf close to Middleton Street . Rollers were installed by the side of King’s Lock to allow boats to be transferred to the River Soar from the canal . Later a brick-built ballroom and restaurant, and tennis courts, were added . The building was used as an engineering works during World War II .
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