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Stokesley
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webpage about the Stokesley has the
following section headings:
- Farndale
family history and Stokesley
- Stokesley,
overview
- Timeline of Stokesley
history
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The Farndales of Stokesley:
The
following Farndales were associated with Stokesley: Henry Farndale (FAR00229); William
Farndale (FAR00283);
Richard Farndale (FAR00288);
William Farndale (FAR00309);
Jane Farndale (FAR00322);
Anne Farndale (FAR00331);
Jane Farndale (FAR00332);
Mary Elizabeth Farndale (FAR00436);
Annie Paver Farndale (FAR00519);
Margaret Ann Farndale (FAR00541);
Emily Farndale (FAR00547);
Mary Farndale (FAR00558);
William Henry Farndale (FAR00563);
Eva Elizabeth Farndale (FAR00569);
John Joseph Farndale (FAR00581);
William Barnes Farndale (FAR00621);
William Farndale (FAR00639);
Thomas Farndale (FAR00641);
William Farndale (FAR00651);
Lily Farndale (FAR00718);
William Farndale (FAR00744);
and Hilda Farndale (FAR00756).
Stokesley
Stokesley is a small market
town and civil parish in the Hambleton district
of North Yorkshire. Historically part of the North Riding
of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Leven.
Stokesley is located
between Middlesbrough, Guisborough and Northallerton, in a
farming area. Stokesley is located about two miles south of the boundary of the
borough of Middlesbrough and ten miles south
of Middlesbrough town centre.
Stokesley Timeline
1086
In the 11th century Stokesley was a 'manor' of
considerable importance, with soke in Skutterskelfe, Thoralby, Ingleby Greenhow, Little Broughton, Tanton,
Kirkby, Dromonby and Great and Little Busby. Hawart had held the manor and 6 carucates before the
Conquest; in 1086 the tenant was Uctred, the king's thegn.
The Domesday Book recorded "a church and
priest" in Stokesley.
The Mill Wheel is thought to be sited at the place
where a mill was recorded in the Domesday Book.
1223
Stokesley was first granted a charter to hold fairs in
1223 by Henry III.
Seventeenth century
The Pack Horse Bridge, crossing the River
Leven from the riverside walk, dates from the 17th century. Renowned for its
large range of building types, the latter construction within Stokesley of
sundry fine Georgian architecture is thought to have contributed much
to its later character.
1777
The present Church of St Peter and St Paul, the oldest
building in the town, has a later medieval tower and chancel, with a Georgian
nave built around 1777. It has colourful twentieth-century
stained glass and some woodwork carved by the Mouseman
of Kilburn.
The Victoria County History – Yorkshire, A History of the County of
York North Riding: Volume 2 Parishes: Stokesley, 1923: The
church of St Peter stands at the east end of the town, and
consists of chancel 22 ft. 6 in. by 15 ft. with south vestry, aisleless nave 62
ft. by 45 ft. and west tower 11 ft. square, all these measurements being
internal. There is also a porch on the north side of the tower in the angle
formed by the nave. The only ancient work remaining is in the chancel and
tower, which are apparently of 15th-century date, the nave having been rebuilt
in 1771 in the plain classic style of the time with tall roundheaded
windows on each side and walls of ashlar, with quoins at the angles,
terminating in a cornice and straight parapet. The building was restored in
1875.
The Black Swan, Stokesley
1823
The Victoria
County History – Yorkshire, A History of the County of York North Riding:
Volume 2 Parishes: Stokesley, 1923: In the early
19th century an unsuccessful attempt was made to introduce the linen industry
into Stokesley; a large mill erected in 1823 was demolished before 1849.
Stokesley is now only the typical centre of an agricultural district.
1857
1859
The inaugural meeting of the
Stokesley Agricultural Society was held at the Golden Lion Hotel, now
Chapters Hotel, in 1859.
This boutique hotel was also used as the local law
courts for the area being ideally placed between Middlesbrough and
Northallerton.
Stokesley Agricultural Show, first held in 1859, is
held every year on the third Saturday in September. It is one of the largest
one day shows in the north of England.
1923
The Victoria County
History – Yorkshire, A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2
Parishes: Stokesley, 1923: Stokesley is a market town
consisting of one wide street, running east and west, on the north bank of the
Leven. The general aspect of the town has probably remained unchanged for
centuries, though most of the buildings are now modern. The old toll-booth, where at the beginning of the 18th century the
lord of the manor held his courts and kept the market measure, and which in
1808 Graves described as 'ancient and unsightly,' has given place to a town
hall, erected in 1853 by Mr. Robert Hildyard. The shambles which stood in the
centre of the street have disappeared. … The roads of Cleveland all meet
at Stokesley. That running east from the town to Whitby comes after about 4
miles to the little village of Easby.
The market place at
Stokesley
2016
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