- Cleasby
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For people named Cleasby, see Cleasby (surname).
Coordinates: 54°30′43″N 1°36′53″W / 54.51184°N 1.61486°W
Cleasby
Cleasby shown within North YorkshireOS grid reference NZ250130 District Richmondshire Shire county North Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town DARLINGTON Postcode district DL2 Police North Yorkshire Fire North Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Cleasby is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the River Tees and Darlington. John Robinson (1650–1723), bishop of London and diplomatist was born and attended school there.[1] He was the son of a cooper in the village.[2]
References
- ^ John B. Hattendorf, ‘Robinson, John (1650–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 2 May 2011
- ^ John B. Hattendorf, ‘Robinson, John (1650–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 2 May 2011
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