# Cleasby

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For people named Cleasby, see [Cleasby (surname)](/source/Cleasby_(surname)).

**Cleasby** is a village and [civil parish](/source/List_of_civil_parishes_in_North_Yorkshire) county of [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It is close to the [River Tees](/source/River_Tees) and [Darlington](/source/Darlington) and the A1(M). The population at the 2011 Census of ONS was 208.[1]

## History

The village is mentioned in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) as "Clesbi". The manor had been the possession of a local named *Thor*, but passed to *Enisant Mussard* after the Norman invasion.[2] The mesne lordship passed to the lords of Constable Burton from Enisant which eventually ended in the hands of the *Scrope* family. Enisant continued to hold a demesne lordship here which passed to *Harsculph* an ancestor of the *Cleasby* family. By the early fourteenth century the direct line of inheritance had ended and the manor passed to the *Fitz Hugh* family of Ravensworth who held it until the middle of the sixteenth century when it passed to the Crown. In 1602 the manor was granted to *Peter Bradwell* and *Robert Parker*. From thereon it passed via the Countess of Shrewsbury to the Duke of Devonshire. By the mid-nineteenth century it had passed into the hands of *John Church Backhouse*.[3][4]

The origin of the name of the village is uncertain. Most sources claim it to be the combination of a personal name, *Kleiss* and the [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) *-by* for farm, giving *Kleiss' farm*.[5][6]

## Governance

The village lies within the [Richmond and Northallerton](/source/Richmond_and_Northallerton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Richmondshire North electoral division of North Yorkshire Council and the Barton ward.[7]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of [Richmondshire](/source/Richmondshire), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

## Geography

The village lies in a bend in the [River Tees](/source/River_Tees) just 0.4 miles (0.64 km) away. It is also 0.2 miles (0.32 km) from the [A1(M)](/source/A1_road_(Great_Britain)) and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the [A66(M)](/source/A66_road). The nearest settlements are [Stapleton](/source/Stapleton-on-Tees) 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the south-east and [Darlington](/source/Darlington) 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to the north-east.[7] The geology of the area surrounding the village lies on a bed of limestone overlaid with loam, clay and gravel. The latter having been quarried nearby.

## Demography

Population[8][9][10] Year 1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011 Total 123 124 147 162 188 197 178 136 154 165 164 165 142 139 176 208

### 2001 census

The 2001 UK census showed that the population was split 47.1% male to 52.9% female. The religious constituency was made of 77.8% Christian, 1.7% Sikh and the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 94.9% White British, 3.4% White Other/Irish, and 1.7% British Asian. There were 77 dwellings.[10]

### 2011 census

The 2011 UK census showed that the population was split 52.9% male to 47.1% female. The religious constituency was made of 76.9% Christian with the rest stating no religion or not stating at all. The ethnic make-up was 94.7% White British, 1.4% White Other/Irish, 2.4% Mixed Ethnic, 0.96% Black British and 0.48% British Asian. There were 87 dwellings.[9]

## Religion

[St Peter's Church, Cleasby](/source/St_Peter's_Church,_Cleasby), was built in 1828 and was originally undedicated to any particular Saint.[3][4] It is a Grade II [listed building](/source/Listed_building).[11]

## Notable people

[John Robinson](/source/John_Robinson_(bishop_of_London)) (1650–1723), [bishop](/source/Bishop) of [London](/source/London) and diplomatist was born and attended school there. He was the son of a [cooper](/source/Cooper_(profession)) in the village. He was [Ambassador](/source/Ambassador) to [Sweden](/source/Sweden) for twenty five years before becoming [Lord Privy Seal](/source/Lord_Privy_Seal) and then first [Plenipotentiary](/source/Plenipotentiary) to the [Congress of Utrecht](/source/Congress_of_Utrecht).[3][12]

## See also

- [Listed buildings in Cleasby](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Cleasby)

## References

1. ["Civil Parish population 2011"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122065&c=Cleasby&d=16&e=62&g=6454801&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1454687183713&enc=1). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

1. ["History"](http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64758). Retrieved 21 June 2013.

1. *Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890*. S&N Publishing. 2002. pp. 392–397. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.

1. Watts (2011). *Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names*. Cambridge University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0521168557.

1. Mills, A. D. (1998). *Dictionary of English Place-Names*. Oxford Paperbacks. p. 119. ISBN 978-0192800749.

1. ["OpenData support | OS Tools & Support"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support)

1. ["Population at Censuses"](http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409123/cube/TOT_POP). Vision of Britain. 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. ["2001 UK Census"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=11122065&c=cleasby&d=16&g=6454801&i=1001x1003x1032&m=0&r=1&s=1385303484010&enc=1&domainId=61). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. 2002. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. ["2011 UK Census"](http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=11122065&c=cleasby&d=16&g=6454801&i=1001x1003x1032&m=0&r=1&s=1385303484010&enc=1&domainId=16). *Neighbourhood Statistics*. Office for National Statistics. 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

1. John B. Hattendorf, 'Robinson, John (1650–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2008 [accessed 2 May 2011](http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23849,)

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