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Middleton On Leven
Middleton-on-Leven is a hamlet (place), hamlet and civil parish south of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was less than 100, and was recorded with the civil parish of Rudby. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, the parish had a population of 97. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Hambleton District, Hambleton, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Geography It is situated next to the River Leven, North Yorkshire, River Leven, near the villages of Hilton, North Yorkshire, Hilton (north), Seamer, Hambleton, Seamer (east) Hutton Rudby (south). On the other side of the Leven is the town of Yarm at north-west and Kirklevington is west. Half a mile to the north-west at Castle Hill is the surviving motte of Castle Levington near the Castlelevington, corresponding village. See also *Listed buildings in Middleton-on-Leven References External links Hamlets in North Yorkshire C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Cuthbert's Church, Middleton-on-Leven
St Cuthbert's Church is the parish church of Middleton-on-Leven, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. In the Mediaeval period, Middleton was in the parish of All Saints Church, Hutton Rudby. A chapel was built in Middleton in the later Mediaeval period, certainly before 1483. In 1789, it was entirely rebuilt, on the same site, and reusing most of the original materials. The building was grade II listed in 1966. The church is built of stone with a tile roof and boarded eaves. It consists of a nave and a chancel under one roof, and on the west gable is a bellcote, The west doorway has a rounded head and a keystone (architecture), keystone, and above it is a dated and initialled plaque. The windows have pointed arches. Inside, there is a triple arcade, which Nikolaus Pevsner suggests must be a much later addition. See also *Listed buildings in Middleton-on-Leven References {{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton-on-Leven, St Cuthbert Church of England church buildings in North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Hill - Geograph
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified house, fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for ''pleasance'' and are not primarily fortresses but may be fortified. Use of the term has varied over time and, sometimes, has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the Middle Ages, when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain wall (fortification), curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace. European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries after the fall of the Carolingian Empire, which resulted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
