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Manfield

Manfield in England North East, United Kingdom.

Boer War memorial Lychgate, All Saints' Church, Manfield - geograph.org.uk - 6615195

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h

About

Manfield 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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From the Wikipedia article

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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Background

History

The first part of Manfield is the British or Celtic word 'Maen', meaning a stone or pile of stones. In Saxons times, this word signified the open country. The parish includes the township of Cliffe, a hamlet situated on the River Tees. Cliffe had a population of 53 in the early 1820s. Manfield covers 3,455 acres of land, grounding 74 houses. The Catholic chapel run by Reverend William Hogarth.

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Coordinates
54.5159, -1.6607

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Where is Manfield?
Manfield is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5159°, -1.6607°.