Place:Carlton in Cleveland, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameCarlton in Cleveland
Alt namesCarlton-in-Clevelandsource: Family History Library Catalog
Carltonsource: shortened local form
Carlton (near Helmsley)source: alternate name
Carlton (near Stokesley)source: alternate name
TypeChapelry, Ancient parish, Civil parish
Coordinates54.525°N 1.189°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
North Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoLangbaurgh West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which it was located
Stokesley Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district in which it was a civil parish 1894-1974
Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
NOTE: There are at least ten places named Carlton in the three ridings of Yorkshire, England. Some may have been given another name in some sources. Every attempt has been made to redirect these.
PlacenameType of PlaceRural District, RidingPost 1974 District, Admin County
Carltonhamlet in parish of HelmsleyHelmsley, North RidingRydale District, North Yorkshire
Carlton in Clevelandcivil parishStokesley Rural, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Town (near Leyburn)civil parishLeyburn, North RidingRichmondshire District, North Yorkshire
Carlton (near Snaith)civil parish Selby, West RidingSelby District, North Yorkshire
Carlton (near Barnsley)civil parishBarnsley Rural & Barnsley Urban, West RidingBarnsley (metropolitan borough), South Yorkshire
Carlton Highdalecivil parishLeyburn, North RidingRichmondshire District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Husthwaitecivil parishEasingwold, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carlton Miniottcivil parishThirsk, North RidingHambleton District, North Yorkshire
Carleton in Wharfedalecivil parishBramhope and Carlton, West RidingCity of Leeds, West Yorkshire
Carltonhamlet in parish of Lofthouse with CarltonRothwell Urban, West RidingCity of Leeds, West Yorkshire

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A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Carlton in Cleveland from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"CARLTON, a parish in Stokesley [registration] district, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; on an affluent of the river Tees, adjacent to the Northallerton and Stokesley railway, 3¾ miles SW of Stokesley. It has a post office under Northallerton. Acres: 830. Real property: £1,808. Population: 243. Houses: 66. The property is divided among a few. There formerly were extensive alum-works. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value: £56. Patron: _ Reeve, Esq. The church is good; and there are a Wesleyan chapel, and charities £24."
the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Carlton in Cleveland is a parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, and on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Middlesbrough. The village is commonly known as Carlton, and is the only village in the civil parish of Carlton in Cleveland.

The population of the parish was estimated at 300 in 2013.

Carlton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. By the 14th century it had become known as Karleton in Clyveland (Carlton in Cleveland), to distinguish the place from other places named Carlton. "Cleveland" refers to the historic region of Cleveland. The village did not form part of the county of Cleveland during its brief existence from 1974 to 1996.

In the Middle Ages it appears that Carlton was a chapelry in the parish of Rudby, but by 1611 Carlton had its own church, and was considered a separate parish. According to A Vision of Britain through Time, it was a chapelry in Rudby until early 17th Century, when it became an ancient parish. The present church, dedicated to St Botolph, was completed in 1897. It was designed by Temple Moore, and is a Grade II listed building.

Research Tips

This is by far the most complete history of the parishes of the North Riding to be found online. The volumes are divided into sections by wapentake (early divisions of the county) and the parishes within each wapentake follow in alphabetical order. The links above open to the indexes covering all the wapentakes in the volume.
  • GENUKI has a page on all three ridings of Yorkshire and pages for each of the ancient or ecclesiastical parishes in the county. Under each ancient parish there is a list of the settlements (townships and chapelries) within it and brief description of each. Many of these secondary settlements became civil parishes during the latter half of the 19th century.
These notes 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, but 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 which also include historical population and area statistics. 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
  • Another provider of maps is the National Library of Scotland. In this index the Scottish provision precedes the English one, but the choice of maps for England is still quite vast.
  • Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.
  • In March 2018 Ancestry announced that its file entitled "Yorkshire, England: Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873" has been expanded to include another 94 parishes (across the three ridings) and expected it to be expanded further during the year. The entries are taken from previously printed parish registers.
  • The chapter of the Victoria County History, published 1923, dealing with Rudby in Cleveland parish.
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