Cleasby

Cleasby

Coordinates: 54°30′43″N 1°36′53″W / 54.51184°N 1.61486°W / 54.51184; -1.61486

Cleasby
Cleasby is located in North Yorkshire
Cleasby

 Cleasby shown within North Yorkshire
OS 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
Flooded gravel quarry near Cleasby

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

  1. ^ John B. Hattendorf, ‘Robinson, John (1650–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 2 May 2011
  2. ^ John B. Hattendorf, ‘Robinson, John (1650–1723)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 2 May 2011

External links

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