High Coniscliffe
High Coniscliffe | |
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Darlington | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DARLINGTON |
Postcode district | DL2 |
Dialling code | 01325 |
Police | Durham |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
High Coniscliffe is a
It is now a
Geographical and political
High Coniscliffe covers 3,008 acres (12.17 km2)
History
The parish once belonged to the
In 1734 the churchwardens of the village were given a house and 6 acres (0.024 km2) by Robert Bowes of Thornton Hall. The rent from the house was donated to the poor at Christmas and midsummer.[13] A venerable native of the village was carpenter Matthew Greathead (23 April 1770−31 December 1871), who became the oldest living Freemason of his time. His lodge commemorated him with a column at the gate of St Mary's church, Richmond.[14]
Edward Liddell, who later became
Archaeological finds
Smotherlaw barrow at Carlbury is in the parish of High Coniscliffe.[18] A small, copper, Bronze Age tool was found in the village in 1991. Roman pottery, thought to be related to Piercebridge Roman Fort, has been found scattered on fields, possibly as fertiliser from a Roman midden. There is a carving in St Edwin's church of two winged figures on either side of a calf or ram; this is thought to be an Anglo-Saxon re-carving of a Roman dedication stone.[19][20][21]
Significant buildings
Old Hall Farm incorporates a farmhouse, at 23 The Green, whose north-west wing could be a 13th-century
St Edwin's church, vicarage and hall
The church is dedicated to Edwin of Northumbria, who declared himself overking of all England and converted to Christianity on 11 April 627 AD.[24] It is thought that there could have been an earlier church on the site;[19] the present St Edwin's church dates from 1170. It is built of limestone, it is dedicated to Edwin of Northumbria and has a Norman carved and arched doorway under the north porch. It has a nave, chancel, north aisle, square tower and octagonal spire. The embattled tower was built between the Norman and medieval eras. The chancel arch is Gothic, and supported on corbels with carved capitals; the south corbel appears to be Norman. The east window has rich stained glass. The building was upgraded in the 13th century when the spire was added, and it was restored in 1892. In that year it was reseated, the floor relaid, and a new screen, altar and tower clock added; all at a cost of £600.[8] Another source gives the restoration date as 1844.[25] As of 2009 it has a stainless steel roof.[2]
The
High Coniscliffe Primary School
High Coniscliffe CE Primary School is the only school in the village. It opened in 1963 with 40 children, and now has about 100. It has achieved the sustainable level of the national School Travel plan accreditation scheme, which attempts to make it easier and safer for children to reach school without wasting resources.[27] It achieved an Ofsted outstanding rating, the top of its four-point scale, in 2007–2008.[28]
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- ^ "Brnard Cornwell". History of Northumbria: Anglo-Saxon Era. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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- ^ "Claims to fame". Newark chief of police, Edward Liddell (1826–99). 2005. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Rounce, Bill; Pears, Brian; Bell, George; Bell, Sandra Hope (17 October 1996). "Genuki". Marriages from the Coniscliffe Registers (1590–1837). Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ a b Snaith, John (2003–2010). "Tees Valley Village Halls". High Coniscliffe Church Hall. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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- ^ "Medieval Archaeology" (PDF). Index of Volumes XVI-XX, 1972–1976: vol 20 (1976), fig.47. London: The Society for Medieval Archaeology. 1978. p. 143. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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- ^ Dave, Fox (11 April 2008). "Chester Chronicle". The Blue Cap, Sandiway – Into the blue. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Kebbell Homes". Lawson's Court. 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Simpson, David (1991–2009). "Anglo-Saxon and Viking Northumbria (400–1066)". History of Northumbria: Anglo-Saxon era 450AD-866AD: Edwin's conversion to Christianity. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Keys to the past". High Coniscliffe, St Edwin's; church. (High Coniscliffe). 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Encyclopedia.com". Northern Echo: 57,000 cash grant to repair village hall. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Start a walking school bus". The basics. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "High Coniscliffe CE Primary School". Homepage. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2010.