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Langbaurgh West
Langbaurgh West was a division of the wapentake of Langbaurgh in the North Riding of the ancient county of Yorkshire. The area along with Langbaurgh East forms the Anglo-Saxon baronial Liberty of Cleveland (not to be confused with the later County of Cleveland of 1974 to 1996) and roughly covers the modern districts of Middlesbrough, the western, urbanised portion of Redcar & Cleveland, the southern portion of Stockton-on-Tees, the northern parts of Hambleton (Great Ayton, Stokesley) and the northern parts of the Borough of Scarborough. From the most northwesterly point, the West Wapentake's approximate boundary started from Yarm across to Eston (and the modern Grangetown area), following south the boundary of Lanbaurgh East, then southwest past Stokesley and back up to Craven and Yarm. Modern administration The West Wapentake covered roughly the area of modern-day: Middlesbrough; Hambleton District of North Yorkshire County (Northern parts); Borough of Stockton-on-Tees ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langbaurgh Wapentake
Langbaurgh was a liberty or wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It covered an area of the shire's north-eastern tip. The wapentake took its name from Langbaurgh hamlet, in present day Great Ayton parish. The name was re-used for the non-metropolitan district of ''Langbaurgh'', later ''Langbaurgh-on-Tees'', created in 1974, which covered the area of the eastern division. It has been known since 1996 as the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland. Extent The northern extent covering the south of the Tees from Low Worsall to South Gare. The south eastern extent varied: 1068 the area covered three of four parishes (excluding Hackness) of what came to be the Whitby Strand. Dunsley beck later formed the eastern coastal boundary with the Whitby Strand wapentake. The south western extent varied around the Tees basin into the Yorkshire Moors. Ancient Parishes Langbaurgh West: Acklam; Ayton; Carlton; Crathorne; Ingleby Arncliffe; Ingleby Greenhow; Kildale; Kirkby; Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eston
Eston is a Village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The ward covering the area (as well as Lackenby, Lazenby and Wilton) had a population of 7,005 at the 2011 census. It is part of Greater Eston, which includes the outlying settlements of Grangetown, Normanby, South Bank, Teesville and part of Ormesby. Excluding Ormesby, the wider area came under the former Eston Urban District from 1894 until 1968. This was a single civil parish with a district council which had the ability to gain a charter to be a town and become a municipal borough in this case it did not. The County Borough of Teesside was created in 1968. The town remains unparished. History The land around Eston has been occupied since 2400 BC. The 1850 discovery of ironstone in Eston Hills by industrialists from Middlesbrough (most notably Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan) saw Eston develop from a small farming settlement in 1850 to a thriving mining town. Miners' cott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkby, North Yorkshire
Kirkby (historically known as Kirkby-in-Cleveland) is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, near Great Busby and south of Stokesley. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to ''Uhtred''. The name of the village derives from the Old Norse ''kirkju-býr'', which means church with a village. At the 2001 Census, the population of the village was recorded at 313, dropping slightly to 309 at the 2011 Census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 310. The village used to be served by Stokesley railway station on the Picton to Battersby railway line, which was north of the village. The A172 road is to the north and the B1257 Stokesley to Helmsley road is in the village of Great Broughton, to the east. The parish church of St Augustine was built in 1815 to replace a medieval building. The chancel was rebuilt in the early 1900s by London architect Temple Moore. It is a grade II* listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildale
Kildale is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately south-east from Great Ayton, within the North York Moors National Park and on the Cleveland Way National Trail. The parish occupies , with being taken up by moorland. A church at Kildale was referred to in the ''Domesday Book''. Viking relics (bones, swords, daggers and a battle axe) were discovered on the spot where a later church, St Cuthbert's, was erected. Kildale railway station is on the Esk Valley Line. History Origins The name of the village, Kildale has derived from Norman times where it was scribed as Childale. The transition from 'Chil' to 'Kil' is uncertain. Many believe the name changed to 'Kil' in the Saxon times as a result of the Norse Kyll stream or after the name of a Saxon proprietor patronymic. In 900 years the boundaries of Kildale have never changed, along with only ever being in the hands of three families. Kildale was in the hands of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingleby Greenhow
Ingleby Greenhow is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the border of the North York Moors and south of Great Ayton. The parish of Ingleby Greenhow has records of a John Thomasson de Grenehow, a member of the clergy, who in 1376 "''had to appear before a Commission appointed to be tried with several others for either poaching or cutting down timber, or destroying property belonging to Peter de Malo Luca the 6th, of Mulgrave Castle''". The name may derive from the Saxon for Englishman's green hill. How, derived from the Old Norse word ''haugr'', means hill or mound. The manor was bought by a Scottish courtier David Foulis in 1608. The parish church, St Andrew, was almost entirely rebuilt in 1741, but has an early Norman chancel arch inside. In 1931, British altitude and distance records for gliders were established over the moors near here, as recounted by the novelist, pilot, and aeronautical engineer Nevil Shute in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crathorne,North Yorkshire
Crathorne is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The parish population was 172 at the 2011 census. The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975. Now the A67 follows the route of the old A19 north towards Yarm. The village is the ancestral home of the Crathorne family, dating back to Sir William de Crathorne, knighted by Edward II in 1327. The village is now home to James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne, whose family purchased the Crathorne estate in 1844, and rebuilt Crathorne Hall in 1906, owning it until 1977. The hall is now a country house hotel owned by Hand Picked Hotels Guy Hands (born 27 August 1959) is an English financier and investor. He is most notable as the founder and chairman of Terra Firma Capital Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in Europe. Hands also served as chairman of the UK musi .... The village is also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton In Cleveland
Carlton in Cleveland is a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, and on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It is situated approximately south of Middlesbrough. The village is commonly known as Carlton, and is the only village in the civil parish of Carlton. The population of the parish at the 2011 Census was recorded at 399 and was estimated at 300 in 2013. Carlton in Cleveland has a school, Carlton and Faceby Primary School, and a public house, the Blackwell Ox, but no longer has a post office or shop. Carlton Outdoor Education Centre within the village provides activities for children. Successful National Hunt jockey Brian Hughes lives in the village History Carlton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. By the 14th century it had become known as ''Karleton in Clyveland'' (Carlton in Cleveland), to distinguish the place from other places named Carlton. "Cleveland" refers to the historic region of Cleveland. The village d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Ayton
Little Ayton is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England and lies immediately south of Great Ayton. The population of this civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Easby, Hambleton Easby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately south-east of Great Ayton. The larger village of Low Easby lies down the road, but neither have any amenities, only a postbox. The .... Above the village within the civil parish on Easby Moor is Captain Cook's Monument, a stone obelisk. References Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{Hambleton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Ayton
Great Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven (a tributary of the River Tees) flows through the village, which lies just north of the North York Moors. Etymology Great Ayton's name derives from Old English ''Ea-tun'', meaning 'river farm'. The river flowing through Great Ayton is the Leven, a tributary of the River Tees. A later addition of the word 'great' differentiates the village from nearby Little Ayton. History In the 18th and 19th centuries Great Ayton was a centre for the industries of weaving, tanning, brewing, and tile making. Subsequently, whinstone for road surfacing was also quarried from the Cleveland Dyke along with ironstone, jet and alum from the Cleveland Hills. Great Ayton was home to the Great Ayton Friends' School (Quaker) from 1841 until it closed in 1997. The village serves as the base for Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team. Geography Great Ayton is at the foot of the Cleveland H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingleby Arncliffe
Ingleby Arncliffe is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between the A172 and A19 roads, north-east from Northallerton and south-east from the small market town of Stokesley, and is on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The village is conjoined to its smaller neighbour, Ingleby Cross. Ingleby Arncliffe lies in the historic county of the North Riding of Yorkshire. History According to ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'', Ingleby is derived from the Old Scandinavian "Englar + by", meaning "farmstead or village of the Englishmen", and Arncliffe, Old English "earn + cliff", meaning "eagles' cliff". Ingleby Arncliffe Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to All Saints. It dates from 1821 but includes 14th-century effigies. The church is situated less than south-east from the centre of the village, and from the church is Arncliffe Hall, a Grade I listed house from 1753–54, designed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleton Wiske
Appleton Wiske is a small village and civil parish that sits between Northallerton and Yarm in the Vale of York, a flat tract of land that runs between the North Yorkshire Moors to the east, the Yorkshire Dales to the west and the River Tees to the north. The village, which was known as Apletona in the ''Domesday Book'', eventually took the name of the nearby River Wiske to distinguish itself from other Appletons in the area, such as Appleton-le-Moors. History Appleton Wiske - today just a tiny parish within the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire - is actually one of the 41 ancient parishes of the Wapentake of Langbaurgh in the Cleveland division of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was also a part of the sessional division of Yarm. The parish was gifted by William the Conqueror to Robert de Brus of Skelton, an ancestor of Robert the Bruce, the famous Scottish king. De Brus's son gave it to St. Mary's Abbey, York, along with Hornby and other lands. It remained in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough Of Stockton-on-Tees
The Borough of Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority with borough status in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. The borough had a population of 191,600 in 2011. The main settlement and namesake of the borough is Stockton-on-Tees, which lies on the north bank of the River Tees with the towns of Billingham and Norton-on-Tees. All three towns are in County Durham. The towns of Ingleby Barwick, Thornaby-on-Tees and Yarm are south of the river in North Yorkshire. The borough governed by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, and the current mayor is Cllr Ross Patterson. The borough is part of Tees Valley with nearby boroughs of Darlington, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Hartlepool. All River Tees bridges from Yarm Viaduct to Transporter Bridge are in the borough at least on one side, with the Borough of Middlesbrough to the south downstream on the other side to the east of the borough. Teesside International Airport is shared between the bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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