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Liverton

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Summary

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Field	Value
official_name	Liverton
country	England
region	North East England
population	60
post_town	Saltburn-by-the-Sea
postcode_district	TS13
postcode_area	TS
dial_code	01287
constituency_westminster	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
civil_parish	Loftus
unitary_england	Redcar and Cleveland
lieutenancy_england	North Yorkshire
coordinates
static_image	Liverton Village Hall.jpg
static_image_caption	The village hall in Liverton

Liverton is a village in the civil parish of Loftus, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

Liverton Village is named in Domesday Book and was previously named Liureton, it is a rural village that has by and large retained its heritage as a farming community and in 1978 became protected by a conservation order. In 2011 an Area Appraisal was performed.

The village is surrounded by a field system with Station Road B1366 running through the middle. The village can date its roots back to the 12th century, with evidence of this seen from the font, arch and doorway of St Michael's Church. There is further evidence of a medieval settlement in area.

It is located 140 meters above sea level and is located on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.

Properties

The village primarily consists of farm land and cottages, with a moorland church, village hall and local inn. The village lies within the boundary of a conservation area and includes many listed buildings, most of which date back to the 18th century.

Listed buildings

Within the village are many historic structures, most of which are constructed from local sandstone blocks with a herringbone finish. Below are some of the listed buildings:

Parish Church of St Michael – dating back to the 12th century, List Entry Number 1139676 Evidence of the age of the church can be seen from the font, arch and doorway. Alterations over the years have kept the church in good state and retained the original structure. The church was restored at the beginning of the 20th century and the plaster was removed from the chancel arch, the arch can still be seen today.
Church House Farm
Tickhill House Farm, Middle House and Haygate Cottage (Formally Tickhill Cottage) – dating back to 1720, List Entry Number 1136629
Shrubberies Cottage and Farm – dating back to 1800, list Entry Number 1139678

Village Hall

The village hall was previously owned by Lord Downe, as were many of the local farms and land. This building was converted from a school into a village hall and in now run by a village committee.

Local inn

There is a village inn called The Waterwheel Inn, located on the edge of the village. It reopened in 1962 and is a traditional building with beams on show and built from sandstone.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Tees Valley

In 1870 the John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales stated the population of Liverton was 186. In 1951 the parish encompassing Liverton had grown with the population increasing to 1109.

History

Liverton Village was named in the Domesday Book and previously went by the name of Liureton.

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Liverton like this:

References

(2012). "Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 ''Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood's Bay)''". Ordnance Survey.
The Cleveland Village Book, written by members of the Cleveland Federation of Women's Institutes and published by Countryside Books
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. (2011). "Liverton Village Conservation Area Appraisal 2011".
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"Population statistics Liverton CP/Ch through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
Atkinson, John Christopher. (25 April 1868). "A glossary of the Cleveland dialect". London, J. R. Smith.
"History of Liverton, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding | Map and description". Vision of Britain.

Wikipedia Source

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