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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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.

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The market place at Stokesley

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