Manfield - Izeria

Manfield is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is a parish in the wapentake of Gilling East. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The closest major town is Darlington, which is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Manfield. It is close to the River Tees and Darlington and is notable for All Saints Church and Manfield Village School.

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All Saints' Church, Manfield

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Manfield, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was built in the 12th century, consisting of a nave and chancel. In about 1240, north and south aisles were added, and the doorway was moved to the new south wall. About 1330, the chancel was rebuilt, the nave extended one bay to the west, and a north arcade added. A tower was added in the 16th century. The church was restored between 1849 and 1855, the work including a new south porch, and the replacement of many of the windows. The church was grade II* listed in 1968. It is built in sandstone with stone slate roofs, and consists of a nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower has three stages, stepped diagonal buttresses, a chamfered plinth, a projecting stair turret, a string course, a west window, a clock face, two-light bell openings, and an embattled parapet. The clock was installed in 1841. Inside, there is an early piscina, a sedilia, an altar rail which is probably early 18th century, and a font and pulpit in marble from about 1876. There are three wall monuments to the Witham family, some Mediaeval grave covers, and an oak chest dated 1688.

A67 road

The A67 is a road in England that links Bowes in County Durham with Crathorne in North Yorkshire. The road from Middlesbrough to Darlington was previously the A66 road, the road also starts and ends on the A66.

Cliffe, Richmondshire

Cliffe is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. A stream called the Glen runs through the village to the Tees. It is in the Teesdale and Yorkshire Dales national park. It is about 6 miles (10 km) west of Darlington, 10 miles (16 km) north of Richmond and near Piercebridge. The village has a long history, as shown by the number and range of archaeological sites from tumuli to an English Civil War battleground, most of which are scheduled monuments. and the area is largely agricultural. It is notable for its 17th-century Grade II listed George Hotel, where the story behind the song My Grandfather's Clock is said to have originated in 1875. In 2015 North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 30. The civil parish's 2011 Census population count was fewer than 100, therefore information taken by ONS was included in the Manfield parish (together with Aldbrough St John and Melsonby parishes) these form the Melsonby ward, which was recorded as 1,406. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Battle of Piercebridge

The battle of Piercebridge was fought on 1 December 1642 in County Durham, England, during the First English Civil War. The Earl of Newcastle was advancing with an army of 6,000 from Newcastle upon Tyne to York to reinforce the local Royalists. Aware of his approach, the Parliamentarians defended the main crossing over the River Tees, at Piercebridge. Under the command of Captain John Hotham, around 580 troops had barricaded the bridge. Newcastle sent an advance guard under the command of Sir Thomas Howard to take the crossing. The Royalists placed their ten artillery pieces on a hill to the north east of the bridge, allowing them to soften up the Parliamentarian defences. Howard, who was killed during the engagement, led his dragoons in an assault on the bridge, and after three hours of heavy fighting, Hotham and his men retreated, allowing the Royalists to continue on to York. The introduction of Newcastle's army into Yorkshire gave the Royalists a numerical advantage in the county, and led the Parliamentarians to rely on Fabian tactics for the next eighteen months.