Place:Stokesley Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameStokesley Rural
TypeRural district
Coordinates54.47°N 1.19°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     (1894 - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoHambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englandadministrative district in which most of Stokesley Rural is now located
Middlesbrough (metropolitan borough), North Yorkshire, Englandunitary authority in which part of Stokesley Rural is now located
Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, Englandunitary authority in which a small part of Stokesley Rural is now located
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, Englandunitary authority in which a small part of Stokesley Rural is now located

Stokesley Rural District was an administrative division of the North Riding of Yorkshire based on the town of Stokesley. Since the municipal reorganization of 1974, most of the area covered by Stokesley Rural District has been located in the Hambleton administrative district of North Yorkshire, England. Some of the northern parishes, however, have been transferred to the unitary authorities of Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, or Stockton-on-Tees.

Civil Parishes

Map No.Civil parishParish status Duration Notes
1 Bilsdale Midcable township, civil parish 1894-1974
2 Broughton (near Stokesley) township, civil parish 1894-1974
3 Carlton in Cleveland chapelry, ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
4 Castle Leavington township, civil parish 1894-1974
5 Crathorne ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
6 Easby (near Stokesley) township, civil parish 1894-1974
7 East Rounton chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
8 Faceby chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
9 Great Ayton township, civil parish 1894-1974
10 Great Busby township, civil parish 1894-1974
11 Hemlington township, civil parish 1932-1968 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
12 High Worsall chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
13 Hilton chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
14 Hutton Rudby township, civil parish 1894-1974
15 Ingleby Arncliffe ancient parish, civil parish 1932-1974 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
16 Ingleby Barwick township, civil parish 1932-1974
17 Ingleby Greenhow ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
18 Kildale ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
19 Kirby in Cleveland ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
20 Kirk Leavington ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
21 Little Ayton township, civil parish 1894-1974
22 Little Busby township, civil parish 1894-1974
23 Low Worsall township, civil parish 1894-1974
24 Maltby (near Middlesbrough) township, civil parish 1932-1974 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
25 Marton in Cleveland ancient parish, civil parish 1932-1968 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
26 Middleton upon Leven chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
27 Newby township, civil parish 1894-1974
28 Nunthorpe chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
29 Ormesby ancient parish, civil parish 1932-1968 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
30 Picton township, civil parish 1894-1974
31 Potto township, civil parish 1894-1974
32 Rudby in Cleveland ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
33 Seamer (near Stokesley) chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
34 Sexhow township, civil parish 1894-1974
35 Skutterskelf township, civil parish 1894-1974
36 Stainton in Cleveland ancient parish, civil parish 1932-1968 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
37 Stokesley ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974
38 West Acklam township, civil parish 1932-1974 transferred from Middlesbrough Rural District in 1932
39 Whorlton chapelry, civil parish 1894-1974
40 Yarm chapelry, ancient parish, civil parish 1894-1974

Research Tips

This is by far the most complete history of the parishes of the county to be found online. The chapters are ordered by the divisions of the county called wapentakes, but each chapter is linked to the volume's content page.
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each parish there is a list of the settlements within it and brief description of each.
These are based on a gazetteer dated 1835 and there may have been a number of alterations to the parish setup since then. However, it is worthwhile information for the pre civil registration era. GENUKI provides references to other organizations who hold genealogical information for the local area. There is no guarantee that the website has been kept up to date and the submitter is very firm about his copyright. This should not stop anyone from reading the material.
  • The FamilyTree Wiki has a series of pages similar to those provided by GENUKI which may have been prepared at a later date. The wiki has a link to English Jurisdictions 1851 which gives the registration district and wapentake for each parish, together with statistics from the 1851 census for the area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time, Yorkshire North Riding, section "Units and Statistics" leads to analyses of population and organization of the county from about 1800 through 1974. There are pages available for all civil parishes, municipal boroughs and other administrative divisions. Descriptions provided are usually based on a gazetteer of 1870-72.
  • Map of the North Riding divisions in 1888 produced by UK Ordnance Survey and provided online by A Vision of Britain through Time
  • Map of North Riding divisions in 1944 produced by UK Ordnance Survey and provided online by A Vision of Britain through Time
  • The above two maps indicate the boundaries between parishes, etc., but for a more detailed view of a specific area try a map from this selection. The oldest series are very clear at the third magnification offered. Comparing the map details with the GENUKI details for the same area is well worthwhile.