Coordinates: 54°28′16″N 1°11′26″W / 54.4712°N 1.1905°W
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  Stokesley
 Stokesley shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 5,530 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Hambleton |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS9 |
| Dialling code | 01642 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Richmond |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Stokesley is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Leven. Stokesley is located about two miles south of the boundary of the borough of Middlesbrough and ten miles south of Middlesbrough town centre. Stokesley is located between Middlesbrough, Guisborough and Northallerton, in a farming area. Local attractions for visitors include nearby Great Ayton, Captain Cook's monument, Roseberry Topping and the North York Moors.
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History
Stokesley was first granted a charter to hold fairs in 1223 by Henry III. 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. Other prominent historical features around the town include the Mill Wheel, thought to represent the site of a mill recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The famous survey, by William the Conqueror, also contained the first written record of "a church and priest" in Stokesley. Its equivalent today, The Church of St Peter and St Paul, is located just off the market 'Plain' and has woodwork carved by the Mouseman of Kilburn.[1]
Visitors to Stokesley today will find an intact historic High Street, lined with many independent small shops and restaurants. Other facilities include a Leisure Centre with a swimming pool, a medium-sized supermarket, show-ground, camping site, Health Centre, Library, Police Station and Fire Station. The town also has five pubs. Stokesley is also the home of Quorn, produced by Marlow Foods, and reputedly has some of the finest butcher's shops in the whole of North Yorkshire.[citation needed]
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.
There is a weekly market held on a Friday in the main square called the 'Plain'.
A four day fair takes place every September in the town center. The fair spans the full length of the high street and rides such as the Equinox, the Extreme, Vertigo and various Crows rides attend. The fair always begins on a Wednesday evening and runs until the Saturday, opening all day on the Saturday due to the annual agricultural show which takes place on the showground.[2]
Transport
Stokesley is served by the Arriva service 29 from Middlesbrough every 30 minutes and the 81 from Marske Estate every 60 minutes.
There are regular Moorsbus services on Service M2 (Danby-Stokesley-Helmsley) & Service M9 (Stokesley-Osmotherley) - these buses run on Sundays from Easter to October, and daily during the school summer holidays
Hutchinson's run irregular services 82 (Stokesley-Yarm) and 83 (Stokesley-Seamer & Newby).
Abbott's of Leeming run hourly service 80/89 to Northallerton & Romanby via Osmotherley
On Fridays only there is also a bus to Kildale. On Wednesdays only the 27 runs to Whitby via the Esk Valley.
The nearest railway station is Great Ayton.
Education
Historic schools include the Preston Grammar School in College Square: now a Pizza Takeaway. This school existed until 1908[citation needed] and was closed for failing to reach the standards of an inspection. In general children who passed exams at 11 years old, then went to Yarm Grammar School, with some Catholic pupils going to Middlesbrough under the old system.
A Primary School on the current site was created in 1908, and then extended in 1973.
A Secondary school was opened in 1958 for pupils between 11 and 18, which originally was categorised as "Secondary Modern" and became a "Comprehensive School" in the 1970s. Later a Sixth Form College was incororated. Alumni of the Secondary School include Labour politician Alan Milburn, 1988 Olympics runner Louise Stuart and Sky Sports News journalist and presenter, David Jones.
See also
References
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Further reading
- Stokesley and District Local History Study Group, Historical Glimpses of the Town of Stoxley, Stokesley and District Local History Study Group 1981
- The Stokesley Society, Old Stokesley, The Stokesley Society 1983
- Stokesley and District Local History Study Group, Stokesley in the 1860s: Aspects of Everyday Life, Stokesley and District Local History Study Group 1994
- Freddie Wannitin, percussionist of alternative death metal jazz band Timothy and the Golishias currently is in residence in Stokesley.
- The Stokesley Scene Collection, New Book, Life in a Yorkshire Market Town with a Foreword by the Rt. Hon. William Hague MP "The Stokesley Scene Collection: 30th Anniversary Limited Edition", 2008. aselsa.es/stokesley-scene.html
Videos
- A Scrapbook of Stokesley, The Stokesley Society 1998
- A Walk Round Old Stokesley with Maurice Wilson, The Stokesley Society 1995
External links
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- Stokesley information site
- New Stokesley and area information website
- The Stokesley Pride-in-our-Town Association
- The Ancient Parish of STOKESLEY
- Stokesley School
- Stokesley Parish Church
- Stokesley Photographic Society
- Places to stay, go and eat in Stokesley
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