{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{other uses}} {{Use British English|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name = Manfield | country = England | static_image_name = AllSaints Church , Manfield - geograph.org.uk - 147291.jpg | static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Manfield | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | population = 279 | population_ref = (including Cliffe 2011) | constituency_westminster = Richmond and Northallerton | post_town = DARLINGTON | postcode_area = DL | postcode_district = DL2 | coordinates = {{coord|54|30|57|N|1|39|39|W|display=inline,title}} }} '''Manfield''' is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is a parish in the wapentake of Gilling East.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> 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 {{convert|3.5|mi}} east of Manfield.<ref>{{cite web|last=|title=Distance from Manfield|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/howfar|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> It is close to the River Tees and Darlington and is notable for All Saints Church and Manfield Village School.
== 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.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> Manfield was once an oppidium characterised by fields, small hills and barrows.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information">{{cite web|last=Hinson|first=Colin|title=The Ancient Parish of Manfield|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Manfield/index.html|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> The parish includes the township of Cliffe,<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=John|title=Manfield|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=13373|work=Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales|publisher=A Vision of Britain|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> a hamlet situated on the River Tees.<ref name="Manfield Parish">{{cite web|title=Manfield Parish|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Manfield/Manfield68.html|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Cliffe had a population of 53 in the early 1820s.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> Manfield covers 3,455 acres of land, grounding 74 houses.<ref name="Wilson"/> The Catholic chapel run by Reverend William Hogarth.
== Population == thumb|Data from historical and modern data census
The population of Manfield has very much fluctuated over time. With the population in 1801 reported to be 275, this grew dramatically, almost doubling to 493 in 1821.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartholemew|first=John|title=A Vision of Britain|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10445450&c_id=10001043&add=N|work=Historical Population Statistics for Manfield Civil Parish|publisher=Bartholemew}}</ref> This was due to a falling death rate, whilst birth rates remained the same.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloy|first=Marjorie|title=The Web of English History|url=http://www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/social/pop.htm|work=Population Growth in the Age of Peel|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> The famine in 1845 caused the UK's population as a whole to decrease, and such effects were seen in Manfield. In 1841, its population fell from 474 to 276 in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Population Census Data on Manfield|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10445450&c_id=10001043&add=N|publisher=A Vision of Britain|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> Over the past 150 years, the population has clearly aged. However, mortality decline in the late 19th century was mainly due to the reduction of very high infant mortality rates.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bartholomew|first=John|title=Gazetteer of the British Isles|year=1887|publisher=Bartholomew|location=Edinburgh|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_theme_page.jsp?u_id=10445450&c_id=10001043&data_theme=T_POP|edition=1st|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> In 2001, the population was 297, 21.5% of this being economically active. The majority of the population here was aged between 30 and 59 years old.<ref>{{cite web|title=Age Structure, 2001|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=11126274&c=manfield&d=16&e=15&g=6454873&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1367916431868&enc=1&dsFamilyId=276|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> The population fell to 279 according to the 2011 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126274&c=Manfield&d=16&e=62&g=6454873&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1404089384345&enc=1|title=Manfield: Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=30 June 2014}}</ref> however the percentage of economically active persons rose to 26.4%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield: Key Figures for 2001 Census: Key Statistics|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126274&c=manfield&d=16&e=15&g=6454873&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1363609364251&enc=1|work=Neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref>
== Occupational structure == thumb|left|Pie-chart showing the occupational structure for Manfield in 1831
In the 1820s, there was a farm house called Clowbeck in the parish.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> In 1831, 28 people worked on this farm. There were 16 professionals in the village and 100 people who worked as labourers and servants,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barthomolemew|first=John|title=Manfield|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_SOC&data_cube=N_SOC1831&u_id=10445450&c_id=10001043&add=Y|work=Gazetteer of the British Isles|publisher=A Vision of Britain|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> most likely for the manor in Manfield, the Lord of which was R. B. Wilson.<ref name="Manfield Parish"/> In 1881, 17% of the male population worked in agriculture, whilst the majority of women (37%) worked in 'unknown sectors', working in environments varying from manufacturing to services. Men worked in the hard labour sectors, whilst women worked in the more domestic industries. At this time there were only two professionals in the village, one male and one female.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield Industry Statistics|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_ORDER1881&u_id=10445450&c_id=10001043&add=Y|publisher=A Vision of Britain|accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>
== Amenities ==
=== All Saints Church === All Saints' Church, Manfield dates back to Saxon times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield Parish Information|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Manfield/Manfield90.html|publisher=GENUKI}}</ref> It is a vicarage located in the eastern end of Manfield.<ref name="Parishes - Manfield">{{cite web|title=Parishes – Manfield|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64740|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> It is dedicated to All Saints, in the deanery of Richmond, diocese of Chester.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hinson|first=Colin|title=Manfield Parish Registers|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/CBW/NRY/Manfield.html|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=13 March 2013|year=2011}}</ref> Built in the 12th century, the ancient stone structure is made from sandstone, ashlar and rubble stone.<ref>{{cite web|last=Steel|title=The Church of All Saints, Manfield|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2438297|publisher=Geograph|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Its square tower was built in the 16th century,<ref name="Parishes - Manfield"/> contains a clock and three bells.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hinson|first=Colin|title=Manfield Parish Information|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Manfield/Manfield68.html|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=13 March 2013|year=2011}}</ref> Among the stained glass windows there is one representing the Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Meyer.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> More recently, windows of the Church have been replaced with other designs.<ref name="Parishes - Manfield"/> The first marriage in this church was in 1848.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Saints Church Marriages|url=http://www.chardstockwebmuseum.org/AS%20Marrs%201848-1911.pdf|publisher=Chardstock Web Museum|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
=== Manfield Village School === thumb|right|Manfield's village school, the Crown pub to the right
The Church of England village school was built in 1857,<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield C of E (Voluntary Aided) Primary School|url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/manfieldschool/index.phtml|publisher=CommuniGate|accessdate=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024120630/http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/manfieldschool/index.phtml|archive-date=24 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> costing £800.<ref name="Manfield Parish Information"/> and had a fee of £10 per annum. It is run by volunteer workers, who teach the 11 pupils that attend here, aged 4 to 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield Church of England Primary School, Darlington|url=http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk-schools/school-details-reviews/north-yorkshire/manfield-church-england-primary-school/16180339/0/197897.html|publisher=Schools Net}}</ref> The school has an annual fee of £30.<ref name="Wilson"/> The school was originally built with the genuine belief in the value of education and the diminishing need for child labour in Victorian industries and farming. Those children who passed the Eleven Plus went to Richmond Girls High School or Boys' Grammar School or to the Richmond Secondary Modern.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield School A Glimpse into the Past|url=http://www.manfield-dl2.com/school.html|accessdate=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060509/http://www.manfield-dl2.com/school.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beside the school there is small reading room and a library where residents can reside.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manfield|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/Manfield/Manfield90.html|work=Geographical and Historical from the year 1890|publisher=GENUKI|accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Manfield
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Manfield}}
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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire