Cleasby, North Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Cleasby, a village, a township, and a parish in the N.R. Yorkshire, on the river Tees, and the borders of Durham, and 3 miles from Darlington station on the N.E.R., with a post office under Darlington; money order and telegraph office, Darlington. Acreage, 1201; population, 136. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Kipon; net value, £160 with residence. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Ripon. A church was built here in the early part of the 18th century by a Bishop of London (Robinson), who was a native of Cleasby; but that edifice was replaced by the present structure in 1828, which was enlarged and much improved in 1894.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
| Poor Law union | Darlington | |
| Riding | North | |
| Wapentake | Gilling-East |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Cleasby:
| Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1712-1914 | 1756-1926 | 1715-1837 | 1712-1812 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Cleasby from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the North Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Cleasby are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following North Riding newspapers online: