| Allerton Mauleverer | |
|---|---|
 West end of St Martin's Church, Allerton Mauleverer | |
.svg)  Allerton Mauleverer Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE415579 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KNARESBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | HG5 |
| Dialling code | 01423 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Allerton Mauleverer is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton parish. The parish is in the district of Harrogate, and lies just 5 miles (8 km) east of the town Knaresborough. From 1947 to 1998, Allerton Mauleverer was part of the Claro Registration District, until it was abolished.[1] The A1(M) runs through the area connecting London and Edinburgh.
In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Allerton Mauleverer as
- "a township and a parish in Knaresborough district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township includes Hopperton; and lies on an affluent of the Nidd, at the Allerton r. station, 4+1⁄2 miles [7 km] ENE of Knaresborough."[2]
The name Allerton Mauleverer originally meant "Aelfweard's farm/settlement". Referring to farm held by the Mauleverer family in the 12th century.[3]
- ^ Langston, Brett. "Allerton Mauleverer Registration Information". GENUKI. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ Wilson, John (1870–72). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Allerton Mauleverer: A. Fullarton and Co. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names: Allerton Mauleverer". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 20 March 2013.