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'''Stapleton''' is a village and [[List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire|civil parish]] in the [[Richmondshire]] district of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is close to the [[River Tees]] and [[Darlington]].
'''Stapleton''' ({{IPA-endia|stepəltən|locally}}, {{respell|ˈsteɪpltən}}), is a small village and [[List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire|civil parish]] on the [[River Tees]], [[North Yorkshire]], England. Historically, the settlement was part of the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]].

== Etymology ==
There is some dispute of the [[Etymology|etymological]] origins of the place name Stapleton. Historian Henry Chetwynd-Stapylton (quoting [[Samuel Johnson]]) states in 1884 that the first part of the name, 'staple', originated from the word 'stapel' meaning a trading position or a place where goods for sale are stored.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Henry Edward Chetwynd-Stapylton|url=https://archive.org/details/chroniclesyorks00chetgoog|title=Chronicles of the Yorkshire family of Stapelton|publisher=Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, 1884|others=Oxford University|language=English}}</ref> Another theory, however, puts forward that 'staple' originates from the [[old English]] word 'stapol' meaning boundary, which is also plausible given the villages past as a major river crossing.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 February 2007|title=Last name: Stapleton|url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Stapleton|accessdate=12 October 2013|work=Internet Surname Database}}</ref> In both cases the second part of the name, 'ton', originates from the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] 'tun' meaning settlement.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-05-02|title=Talk of the town: The etymology of UK places|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/talk-of-the-town-the-etymology-of-uk-places-2277630.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/talk-of-the-town-the-etymology-of-uk-places-2277630.html |archive-date=24 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-15|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Stapleton was mentioned in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of 1086.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/northriding.html|title=Yorkshire: North Riding |work=Internet Domesday Book |date=23 November 1999 | accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> Though it has been known that a settlement has existed on this sharp bend in the river since the 9th century. The name originates from the [[Old English]] words 'stapol' meaning boundary post and 'tun' meaning settlement, and is pronounced locally as 'Stapp-l-ton'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Stapleton|title=Last name: Stapleton|work=Internet Surname Database|date=2 February 2007 | accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref> The village and surrounding area were granted by [[William the Conqueror]] to a knight who would become known as Benedict de Stapleton, by the 13th century the 'de Stapleton' family gave some lands around the village to the nearby [[Premonstratensian]] monks of [[Easby Abbey]] and in so doing forgoing the obligation to maintain a ferryboat across the river. One member of the Stapleton family, [[Miles Stapleton of Bedale]] was one of the founding members of the [[Order of the Garter]]. The family built a manor in the village as well as a private chapel named after St. James. The settlement had a second church known as St. Leonard's, which was administered by Easby Abbey. Neither the manor nor either of the two churches exist today. However, local speculation suggests that the site of the manor is located in 'Garth Field', the irregularity of the land being the last remnants of a defensive [[moat]] or pond.<ref name=":BHO:" /> By 1616 the Stapleton family had left the village and the churches fell out of use, this is thought to be the origin of the 'Corpse Walk' as when the church at Croft was used for burials, the deceased had to be carried between the two villages a distance of some three miles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/memories/darlington/502551.A_sleepy_village_by_the_Tees_with_links_to_Bannockburn/|title=Happy to be... a drummer|work=The Northern Echo|date=24 February 2010 | accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>
Stapleton was mentioned in the ''[[Domesday Book]]'' of 1086.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 November 1999|title=Yorkshire: North Riding|url=https://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/northriding.html|accessdate=21 October 2013|work=Internet Domesday Book}}</ref> Though it has been known that a settlement has existed on this sharp bend in the river since the 9th&nbsp;century. The village and surrounding area were granted by [[William the Conqueror]] to a knight who would become known as Benedict de Stapleton. One member of the Stapleton family, [[Miles Stapleton of Bedale]] was one of the founding members of the [[Order of the Garter]]. The family built a manor in the village as well as a private chapel named after St James. In the 13th&nbsp;century the 'de Stapleton' family gave some lands around the village to the nearby [[Premonstratensian]] monks of [[Easby Abbey]] and in so doing forgoing the obligation to maintain a ferryboat across the river. The settlement had a second church known as St Leonard's, which was administered by Easby Abbey. Neither the manor nor either of the two churches exist today. However, local speculation suggests that the site of the manor is located in 'Garth Field', the irregularity of the land being the last remnants of a defensive [[moat]] or pond.<ref name=":BHO:" /> By 1616 the Stapleton family had left the village and the churches fell out of use, following this, the village was served by the 12th&nbsp;century [[Church of St Peter, Croft-on-Tees|Church of St Peter]]. This is thought to be the origin of the local name given to the path to the nearby village of Croft, the 'Corpse Walk', so named as the deceased of the village had to be carried from Stapleton to [[Croft-on-Tees|Croft]], a distance of some three miles.<ref>{{cite web|date=24 February 2010|title=Happy to be... a drummer|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/columnists/memories/darlington/502551.A_sleepy_village_by_the_Tees_with_links_to_Bannockburn/|accessdate=12 October 2013|work=The Northern Echo}}</ref>


During the [[medieval]] period, a bridge linked the village to the northern bank of the river and a ferry had existed before that.<ref name=":BHO:">{{cite web|title=Parishes: Croft {{!}} British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp162-171|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|accessdate=24 May 2018}}</ref> It is believed that this bridge gave Stapleton's public house, 'The Bridge Inn', its name.<ref name=":NE:">{{cite news|last1=Lloyd|first1=Chris|title=The story of Stapleton|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4997419.The_story_of_Stapleton/|accessdate=24 May 2018|work=The Northern Echo|date=9 February 2010}}</ref> This bridge however was lost after a flood and was not replaced, meaning that the nearest crossing was at [[Croft-on-Tees]] until 1833 when the Blackwell bridge was built.<ref name=":NE:" />
During the [[medieval]] period, a bridge linked the village to the northern bank of the river and a ferry had existed before that.<ref name=":BHO:">{{cite web|title=Parishes: Croft {{!}} British History Online|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp162-171|website=www.british-history.ac.uk|accessdate=24 May 2018}}</ref> It is believed that this gave the village's only public house (The Bridge Inn) its name.<ref name=":NE:">{{cite news|last1=Lloyd|first1=Chris|title=The story of Stapleton|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4997419.The_story_of_Stapleton/|accessdate=24 May 2018|work=The Northern Echo|date=9 February 2010}}</ref> This bridge however was lost after a flood and was not replaced, meaning that the nearest crossing was at [[Croft-on-Tees]] until 1832 when the [[Blackwell Bridge]] was built.<ref name=":NE:" />


More recently,{{when|date=April 2017}} the village was used as a filming location for the film ''Way to the Stars''. Until the second half of the 20th century the village was served by a post office, a [[blacksmith]] and a public house. Only the latter is still in use.
In 1945 the village was used as a filming location for the film ''Way to the Stars''. Until the second half of the 20th&nbsp;century the village was served by a post office, a [[blacksmith]] and a public house. Only the latter is still in use.


==Today==
==Today==
Stapleton was part of the former [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] and is today part of the [[County]] of [[North Yorkshire]], in the administrative area of [[Richmondshire]]. The village also lies within the Richmond Constituency, represented since 2015 by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] [[Rishi Sunak]]. Residents use the GP surgery in [[Aldbrough St John]] and [[Friarage Hospital]] in Northallerton, Stapletonians are usually discouraged from using services in Darlington given that they belong to different authorities and hospital trusts.{{fact|date=April 2017}} The village has a rural identity,{{fact|date=April 2017}} and is used by commuters to [[Darlington]], [[Northallerton]] and further afield due to its proximity with the [[A66 road|A66]].
Stapleton was part of the former [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] and is today part of the [[county]] and district of [[North Yorkshire]], from 1974 to 2023 it was in the district of [[Richmondshire]]. The village also lies within the Richmond Constituency, represented since 2015 by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Rishi Sunak]]. Residents use the GP surgery in [[Aldbrough St John]] and [[Friarage Hospital]] in Northallerton.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Stapleton is situated above the banks of the [[River Tees|Tees]] on the lower course of the river.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Case study - River Tees - River landforms - AQA - GCSE Geography Revision - AQA|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/ztpkqty/revision/4|access-date=2020-10-16|website=BBC Bitesize|language=en-GB}}</ref> In the locality of the village the river meanders through a fertile clay plain on its way the Tees Estuary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=River Tees {{!}} river, England, United Kingdom|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/River-Tees|access-date=2020-10-16|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> The settlement is predominantly surrounded by 'undulating' [[Agricultural land|agricultural]] land, which is used for both [[Arable land|arable]] and [[Pastoral farming|pastoral]] farming.<ref name=":NE:" /> A notable feature of the nearby landscape is a prominent low escarpment, known as the 'Monkend Hills', which stretch from [[Croft-on-Tees|Croft]] to the east (taking their name from Monkend Hall) across to [[Manfield]] in west.<ref name=":NE:" /> From the top of Stapleton Bank, views can be seen towards the [[North York Moors]], [[Yorkshire Dales]] and [[Upper Teesdale]]. Walkers following the long-distance walk known as the '[[Teesdale Way]]' pass through the village.
Stapleton rests within an area made associated with the [[Marquess of Zetland]]'s [[Fox Hunting|Hunt]], and is characterised by the rolling countryside and river rock masonry of the [[Richmondshire]] district.{{fact|date=April 2017}} From the top of Stapleton bank, there are views of the Cleveland and Hambledon Hills in the east, to the Yorkshire Dales and Teesdale in the west. The village lies around 10 miles north of [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]], 15 miles from the county town [[Northallerton]] and 4 miles south of the market town [[Darlington, County Durham|Darlington]]. Like other villages in [[North Yorkshire]], Stapleton is centred on a large [[village green]], similar to that of nearby [[Aldbrough St John]] and [[Barton, North Yorkshire|Barton]].

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Farmland at Stapleton.jpg|Panoramic view of farmland at Stapleton. The North York Moors can be seen in the distance.
File:The Marquess of Zetlands Hounds at Stapleton, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire.jpg|The Marquess of Zetland's hounds at Stapleton village green in the 1870s.
File:Stapleton 1430.jpg|Miles Stapleton, whose family took the name of the village and owned the surrounding lands it for many centuries.
File:Stapleton Green in the Snow.jpg|Stapleton green in the snow.
File:Grade II listed 19th Century cottages in Stapleton, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire.jpg|Grade II listed late Georgian cottages at the west end of the village green.
File:Memorial to Captain Wilfred Thornton in Stapleton, Richmondshire.jpg|Memorial to Captain Wilfred Thornton on Stapleton village green.
</gallery>


==References==
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The village green in autumn
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Stapleton (locally [stepəltən], ˈsteɪpltən), is a small village and civil parish on the River Tees, North Yorkshire, England. Historically, the settlement was part of the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Etymology

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There is some dispute of the etymological origins of the place name Stapleton. Historian Henry Chetwynd-Stapylton (quoting Samuel Johnson) states in 1884 that the first part of the name, 'staple', originated from the word 'stapel' meaning a trading position or a place where goods for sale are stored.[2] Another theory, however, puts forward that 'staple' originates from the old English word 'stapol' meaning boundary, which is also plausible given the villages past as a major river crossing.[3] In both cases the second part of the name, 'ton', originates from the Anglo-Saxon 'tun' meaning settlement.[4]

History

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Stapleton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[5] Though it has been known that a settlement has existed on this sharp bend in the river since the 9th century. The village and surrounding area were granted by William the Conqueror to a knight who would become known as Benedict de Stapleton. One member of the Stapleton family, Miles Stapleton of Bedale was one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter. The family built a manor in the village as well as a private chapel named after St James. In the 13th century the 'de Stapleton' family gave some lands around the village to the nearby Premonstratensian monks of Easby Abbey and in so doing forgoing the obligation to maintain a ferryboat across the river. The settlement had a second church known as St Leonard's, which was administered by Easby Abbey. Neither the manor nor either of the two churches exist today. However, local speculation suggests that the site of the manor is located in 'Garth Field', the irregularity of the land being the last remnants of a defensive moat or pond.[6] By 1616 the Stapleton family had left the village and the churches fell out of use, following this, the village was served by the 12th century Church of St Peter. This is thought to be the origin of the local name given to the path to the nearby village of Croft, the 'Corpse Walk', so named as the deceased of the village had to be carried from Stapleton to Croft, a distance of some three miles.[7]

During the medieval period, a bridge linked the village to the northern bank of the river and a ferry had existed before that.[6] It is believed that this gave the village's only public house (The Bridge Inn) its name.[8] This bridge however was lost after a flood and was not replaced, meaning that the nearest crossing was at Croft-on-Tees until 1832 when the Blackwell Bridge was built.[8]

In 1945 the village was used as a filming location for the film Way to the Stars. Until the second half of the 20th century the village was served by a post office, a blacksmith and a public house. Only the latter is still in use.

Today

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Stapleton was part of the former North Riding of Yorkshire and is today part of the county and district of North Yorkshire, from 1974 to 2023 it was in the district of Richmondshire. The village also lies within the Richmond Constituency, represented since 2015 by Conservative Party Member of Parliament and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Residents use the GP surgery in Aldbrough St John and Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.

Geography

[edit]

Stapleton is situated above the banks of the Tees on the lower course of the river.[9] In the locality of the village the river meanders through a fertile clay plain on its way the Tees Estuary.[10] The settlement is predominantly surrounded by 'undulating' agricultural land, which is used for both arable and pastoral farming.[8] A notable feature of the nearby landscape is a prominent low escarpment, known as the 'Monkend Hills', which stretch from Croft to the east (taking their name from Monkend Hall) across to Manfield in west.[8] From the top of Stapleton Bank, views can be seen towards the North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Upper Teesdale. Walkers following the long-distance walk known as the 'Teesdale Way' pass through the village.

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  • Panoramic view of farmland at Stapleton. The North York Moors can be seen in the distance.
    Panoramic view of farmland at Stapleton. The North York Moors can be seen in the distance.
  • The Marquess of Zetland's hounds at Stapleton village green in the 1870s.
    The Marquess of Zetland's hounds at Stapleton village green in the 1870s.
  • Miles Stapleton, whose family took the name of the village and owned the surrounding lands it for many centuries.
    Miles Stapleton, whose family took the name of the village and owned the surrounding lands it for many centuries.
  • Stapleton green in the snow.
    Stapleton green in the snow.
  • Grade II listed late Georgian cottages at the west end of the village green.
    Grade II listed late Georgian cottages at the west end of the village green.
  • Memorial to Captain Wilfred Thornton on Stapleton village green.
    Memorial to Captain Wilfred Thornton on Stapleton village green.

References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ Henry Edward Chetwynd-Stapylton. Chronicles of the Yorkshire family of Stapelton. Oxford University. Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, 1884.
  3. ^ "Last name: Stapleton". Internet Surname Database. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Talk of the town: The etymology of UK places". The Independent. 2 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Yorkshire: North Riding". Internet Domesday Book. 23 November 1999. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Parishes: Croft | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Happy to be... a drummer". The Northern Echo. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d Lloyd, Chris (9 February 2010). "The story of Stapleton". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Case study - River Tees - River landforms - AQA - GCSE Geography Revision - AQA". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  10. ^ "River Tees | river, England, United Kingdom". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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