Caldwell, North Yorkshire

Caldwell is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with County Durham and approximately 10 miles west of Darlington. According to the 2011 UK census the parish had a population of 138,[1] increasing from 115 at the 2001 census.[2]

Caldwell

Houses in Caldwell
Caldwell
Location within North Yorkshire
Population138 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ160134
Civil parish
  • Caldwell
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

History

Caldwell was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1096 as being in the hundred of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of Yorkshire, although no population was recorded.[3]

In 1870-72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Caldwell as:

"a township in St. John-Stanwick parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on an affluent of the river Tees, 8 miles N of Richmond. Acres, 2,000. Real property, £2,102. Pop., 162. Houses, 34."[4]

Governance

The village lies within the Richmond (Yorks) parliamentary constituency, which is under the control of the Conservative Party. The current Member of Parliament, since the 2015 general election, is Rishi Sunak. Caldwell also lies within the Melsonby ward of Richmondshire District Council.[5]

Dovecot in Caldwell

Community and culture

The chapel of St. Hilda, built in 1844, was funded by Charlotte Catherine Anne, Countess of Bridgewater, and was formerly part of the Stanwick St John parish.[6] The village has one public house,The Brownlow Arms.[7]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Caldwell Parish (E04007460)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Caldwell Parish (36UE019)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Caldwell | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "History of Eppleby, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Melsonby ward map" (PDF).
  6. "Stanwick Group of Churches | Photos Countess of Bridgewater panel". www.stanwickgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "The Brownlow Arms, Caldwell, near Richmond". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.


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