Other places · North East England
Kirkleatham
In or near Wilton.
Kirkleatham in England North East, United Kingdom.
Mick Garratt — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Longbeck · 3.4 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kirkleatham, the nearest railway station is Longbeck, located 3.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TS10 4QT. Entry details are not specified, so please check ahead for accessibility information.
About
Kirkleatham is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kirkleatham is an area of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is approximately 4+1⁄2 miles (7 kilometres) north-northwest of Guisborough, and three miles (five kilometres) south of Redcar centre. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. The area has a collection of buildings that formed the Turner Estate, named after the Turner family who lived in the area from 1661. It has one of the best collections of Georgian-style buildings in England.
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Background
History
The name of the village comes from the old Norse ‘kirk’ (church) and ‘hlíð’ (slopes). Literally, "churchslopes." It is thought there has been a church on the site since the 9th century AD, as a location where the body of Saint Cuthbert rested before it was taken to Durham. The parish church is named Saint Cuthbert’s from that connection. The parish records begin in 1559. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. "It had a recorded population of 9.1 households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday, and is listed under 4 owners in Domesday Book." It had, apparently, been laid waste during the Harrying of the North. that now serves as the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5833, -1.0833
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS10 4QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redcar
- Nearest railway station
- Longbeck — 3.4 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415752 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkleatham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkleatham?
- Kirkleatham is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS10 4QT), in the parish of Redcar and Cleveland, unparished area.
- What is Kirkleatham?
- Kirkleatham in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kirkleatham?
- The nearest railway station is Longbeck, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS10 4QT.
- Is Kirkleatham a protected site?
- Yes — Kirkleatham is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Kirkleatham?
- The nearest railway station is Longbeck, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS10 4QT.