▁civil ▁parish ▁in ▁the ▁Har rog ate ▁district ▁of ▁North ▁York shire , ▁England , ▁about ▁three ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁R ip on . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁closest ▁village ▁to ▁F ount ains ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ab bey ▁estate ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 6 . ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 8 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Ald field ▁was ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 6 . ▁ ▁Sul ph ur ous ▁min eral ▁spr ings ▁were ▁discovered ▁near ▁Ald field ▁in ▁around ▁ 1 6 9 8 ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Ald field ▁Sp a . ▁Lord ▁de ▁Grey , ▁on ▁whose ▁land ▁the ▁spring ▁was , ▁adapted ▁an ▁adjacent ▁c ott age ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁water ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁various ▁a il ments . ▁It ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁but ▁the ▁ru ined ▁buildings ▁are ▁still ▁visible . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁village ▁lay ▁in ▁the ▁Cl aro ▁W ap ent ake ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁North ▁York shire ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Ald field ▁was ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁William ▁Pow ell ▁Fr ith . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁North ▁York shire ▁Category : C ivil ▁par ishes ▁in ▁North ▁York shire <0x0A> </s> ▁An