Eston
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- See also: Eston guitars
| Eston | |
  Eston shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS6 |
| Police | Cleveland |
| Fire | Cleveland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Eston is a town within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Middlesbrough agglomeration in Teesside, but is outside the borough boundary. With other suburbs it forms a Greater Eston area.
The town of Eston lies at the foot of Eston Hills, a ridge 150-200 m above sea level, and a part of the Cleveland Hills. The land around Eston has been occupied since 2400 BC, but it was the discovery of ironstone in Eston Hills by industrialists from Middlesbrough (most notably Henry Bolckow & John Vaughan) in 1841 that saw Eston's development start in 1850, from two cottages to a thriving mining town.
Eston is called Astune [1] in some documents and is said to come from the Saxon "Ash" which ties in with the church of St Helen; there was a Saxon church on this site and the Saxons associated the ash tree with St Helen.
In the 13th century the land around Eston was given to the Meynills (who had the castle at Whorlton); they gave land to Fountains Abbey and Gisborough Priory, which is probably how the Grange Farm became so named.
The Meynill land passed to the D'Arcies, then the Conyers through marriage then through will to the Staypltons and Lady Hewley. The Stayplton name lives on in Eston only through the Stayplton Arms now. Lady Hewley's land was given by her to a trust which is still in operation.
The discovery of ironstone in the Eston Hills, and the opening of several drift mines, triggered the iron and steel industry that shaped so much of Teesside.
The ironstone mines brought in workers from all over the country to live in the Eston area; it was so much like the Californian gold rush that the area where the miners' cottages were built was called California, as it still is today.
Eston today has undergone change. The Eston square area has many small businesses, including numerous fast food/takeaways. This has come under criticism as there are several takeaways in such a small area. In 2007 there were developments to the precinct area, with new shops opening.
The square has also been entered into the Northumbria in Bloom competition in recent years, with regular work being carried out by members of the Eston Residents Association.
[edit] External links
- Genuki - History of Eston parish & District Descriptions from Bulmer's History and Directory of North Yorkshire (1890), retrieved 8 February 2006
- Official Tees Archaeology - Eston Hills
[edit] References
| Locations in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. |
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Towns: Brotton | Dormanstown | Eston | Grangetown | Guisborough | Loftus | Redcar (Redcar East)| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | Skelton-in-Cleveland | South Bank | Teesville Villages: Boosbeck | Boulby | Carlin How | Charltons | Coatham | Dunsdale | Easington | Handale | Kilton | Kilton Thorpe | Kirkleatham | Lazenby | Lingdale | Liverton | Margrove Park | Marske-by-the-Sea | Moorsholm | New Marske | Newton under Roseberry | North Skelton | Ormesby | Pinchinthorpe | Scaling | Skinningrove | Stanghow | Upleatham | Warrenby | Westfield | Wilton | Yearby Parish & Town Councils: Guisborough | Lockwood | Loftus | Saltburn, Marske and New Marske | Skelton and Brotton |
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