Staindrop
Staindrop | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | DARLINGTON | |
Postcode district | DL2 | |
Police | Durham | |
Fire | County Durham and Darlington | |
Ambulance | North East | |
UK Parliament | ||
Staindrop is a village and
Etymology
The name Staindrop is Old English in origin and means "stony valley". It is derived from the elements stǣner ("stony ground") + hop ("valley").[3]
History
Around the year 1018, King Canute gave the manors of Raby and Staindrop to
Notable buildings
Perhaps the most famous building in Staindrop is that of Raby Castle, a medieval castle surrounded by 200 acres of deer park, situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the village, it was built in the late 14th century by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville and remains a private home, the seat of the Vane family, the Barons Barnard.[11] Raby Old Lodge dates back to the 14th century, and was once an outpost of Raby Castle, it was extensively altered between 1897 and 1899, it is now used as holiday accommodation.[12]
Other buildings and historic features of note include Scarth Hall, built as the village hall in 1875 and used during the
Religion
The
Governance
Staindrop was part of the local government district of Teesdale from 1974 before it was abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. For the purposes of Durham County Council elections, the village is located in the Barnard Castle East ward.
The village lies within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2019 general election, is Dehenna Davison.
Community and culture
The village has two schools, Staindrop Church of England
The last remaining
The Staindrop Carnival, an annual parade and fair, celebrated its centenary in 2020.[23] The village football team, Staindrop F.C. play in the Darlington Sunday invitation league, an affiliate of the Durham County Football Association in 2020-2021 they completed a famous double by winning the Alan Rusk trophy as well as the league cup. Raby Castle Cricket Club play in the Darlington & District Cricket League A, having remained unbeaten and winning the league title in the 2019 season.[24]
Notable people
The surveyor
- Birthplace of Charles Bungay Fawcett, on 25 August 1883[26]
- Birthplace of Charles Wilbraham Watson Ford, on 17 July 1896
- Major William Kemp Trotter, a former Deputy Lieutenant of County Durham, and his wife Mary Holcroft[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names - Staindrop, Durham". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ 'The city of Durham: Introduction (2 of 3)', in A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1928), pp. 16-28. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/durham/vol3/pp16-28
- ^ John Horace Round, Feudal England: Historical Studies on the XIth and XIIth Centuries, 1895, p.490, Origin of the Nevilles[1]
- ^ Christian Drummond Liddy
- ^ Under the Nevilles the estate of Staindrop became the lordship of Raby, See Craster, HHE, ‘The patrimony of St Cuthbert’, English Historical Review, 69 (1954), p.196
- ^ Christian Drummond Liddy, The Bishopric of Durham in the Late Middle Ages, p.33 [2]
- ^ Round
- ^ 'Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of St Cuthbert, Durham (later Durham cathedral)', in A History of the County of Durham: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1907), pp. 86-103. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/durham/vol2/pp86-103
- ^ "Raby Estates, Co. Durham and Shropshire". Raby Estates. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Durham County Council, webadmin@durham gov uk (2016-11-04). "Site Details".
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(help) - ^ "About". Scarth Hall, Staindrop. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Snotterton Hall, Staindrop (The Gatehouse Record)". www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "History". www.stmarysstaindrop.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "History of Staindrop". staindrop.parish.durham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Letters: Is this the first photo of Staindrop?". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Ofsted Communications Team (2019-07-13). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "About Us". Staindrop Academy. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Six months' free membership of community gym". www.teesdalemercury.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Wheatsheaf, Staindrop". whatpub.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Local Businesses". staindrop.parish.durham.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Urgent plea for volunteers to safeguard carnival future". www.teesdalemercury.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Raby CC celebrate title success at awards evening". www.teesdalemercury.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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