Newsham, Richmondshire

Newsham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is 8 miles (13 km) north west of Richmond and 13 miles (21 km) south west of Darlington.

1. History

The settlement of Newsham predates the Domesday Book, although the name of the village derives from the Old English nēowan hūsum, which means New Houses. At the time of the Norman Conquest, Newsham belonged to Sprot and Ulfkil. After the Domesday Book assessment, the land was in the hands of Count Alan and later passed to Minotts (of Carlton Miniott) in 1285 and then being seized by the Markenfield family by 1497. During the Stuart and Tudor periods, the village was regarded as quite important due to its market, of which the grade II listed market cross still exists, having been erected in the 16th century. Another grade II listed building in the village is Newsham Hall, now a farmhouse, it once housed a boarding school in the early 19th century.

In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newsham as:"a township and a sub-district in Richmond district, N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 8 miles N W of Richmond, and is in Kirkby-Ravensworth and Barningham parishes. Acres, 3, 312. Real property, £3, 974. Pop. in 1851, 434; in 1861, 366. Houses, 84. Pop. of the Kirkby-Ravensworth portion, in 1851, 333; in 1861, 283. Houses, 61. Much of the surfaceis moor and woodland.—The sub-district contains also seven other townships. Acres, 16, 481. Pop., 1, 413. Houses, 313."

1. Governance

Before becoming a separate parish, Newsham was part of the Kirkby Ravensworth, which also included Dalton, Gayles and Whashton. The village lies within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

1. See also

Listed buildings in Newsham, Richmondshire

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Dalton Hall, North Yorkshire

Dalton Hall is a historic building in Dalton, west North Yorkshire, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England. The building was constructed in the 15th century, as a fortified manor house in the form of a tower. It was altered in about 1600, then in the early 19th century there was a two-bay extension, followed in the middle of the century by a service wing. It was restored in the 20th century, and was grade II* listed in 1969. The hall is built of stone on a continuous plinth, with artificial stone slate roofs. The tower has three storeys and three bays, and a hipped roof. It contains quoins, a canted bay window on a bowed base, and sash windows on the front. At the rear is a French window with a double-chamfered surround, and a two-light double-chamfered mullion window with a hood mould. The left wing has two storeys and two bays, and contains a doorway with a fanlight containing radial glazing, and an open pediment on moulded brackets with paterae, and sash windows. The right wing has two storeys and one bay, and contains a doorway with a stone surround, and casement windows. Inside, the kitchen has a large, early fireplace, with a massive chimney above, supported by corbels.

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Dalton, west North Yorkshire

Dalton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire in England. Dalton is situated about six miles north-west of Richmond and about five miles south-east of Barnard Castle, close to the A66 trans-Pennine trunk road. It was listed in the Domesday Book. The Dalton parish boundary includes the village itself as well the houses at Dalton Heights (off the road to Newsham) plus numerous surrounding farms. The population of the parish was 147 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 181 at the 2011 Census. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. Dalton includes a farming community, both arable and stock, and is sited on a stream or beck which is a tributary of the River Swale. The Dalton & Gayles Village Hall, which is shared with the neighbouring village of Gayles, is located in Dalton; there is also St James' Church, Dalton, an Anglican chapel built in 1897. The name Dalton comes from Old English and means farmstead or village in a valley. To the South of Dalton there are the remains of a camp called ‘Castle Steads’, and further south there is a block of stone called ‘Stone Man’ which used to be a landmark, until the stones were taken away to make fences. A mile south-east of the Stone Man, a stone chest was found which had a ‘kale pot’, said to have contained money. Dalton Hall, north-west of the village, dates from the 15th century. Dalton Mill was built in the early 18th century and operated until the 1920s. In 1835, an allowance of £40 was given to the schoolmaster by the Kirby-Ravensworth hospital for the education of the poor children. By 1890, there was a mixed school attended by 50 students.

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St James' Church, Dalton

St James' Church is an Anglican church in Dalton, a village near Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England. Dalton has lain in the parish of St Peter and St Felix's Church, Kirkby Ravensworth, since the Medieval period. A chapel of ease was first constructed in the village in 1846, at a cost of £298. By the 1890s, a larger building was needed, and one was designed by W. S. Hicke, capable of seating 120 worshippers. It was completed in 1899, at a total cost of £900. It is described by Norman Butcher as "a somewhat plain building". The building is in the Decorated Gothic style, and is built of stone. It has a combined nave and chancel, and there is a bellcote above the east end, housing a single bell.

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Dalton Mill

Dalton Mill is a historic watermill in Dalton, a village near Richmond, North Yorkshire, in England. A watermill was recorded on Dalton Beck in the village in 1251, and the current building is probably on the same site. The mill was rebuilt in the early 18th century, with an overshot waterwheel. An extension was added to the front later in the century, to serve as the miller's house. The building was raised to three storeys in the mid 19th century, and the thatched roof was replaced with tile and slate in the 20th century. The mill ceased milling corn in the 1920s; the machinery was then removed, and the building was converted into a private house. The building was grade II listed in 1987. The mill is built of stone with quoins and roofs of pantile and stone slate. The mill has three storeys, the house at right angles has two storeys, and in the angle is an extension. The windows in the house are sashes, some of them horizontally-sliding “Yorkshire Sliders”. Inside the house is an inglenook fireplace, a millstone which has been set into the first floor, part of a sack hoist, and an early board door on the ground floor which was originally external. The last miller to operate Dalton Mill was Isaac Rutter. His initials can be found chiselled into stonework at the rear entrance door. Dalton Mill was purchased by the present owners in 1993.

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