Stanghow

Stanghow
Stanghow village hall
Stanghow is located in North Yorkshire
Stanghow
Stanghow
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ 672 155
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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54°31′52″N 0°57′36″W / 54.531°N 0.960°W / 54.531; -0.960

Stanghow is a village in the civil parish of Lockwood, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

It has won Britain in Bloom twice, in 2010 and 2012.

Education statistics

These is for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Stanghow and are from the UK Census of 2011. Stanghow has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below than the national average.

History

The place name Stanghow is thought to derive from the Old Norse meaning Stong-how meaning pole hill. How or Howe, deriving from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill, is a common element in Yorkshire place name.[1]

Stanghow was formerly a township in the parish of Skelton near Redcar,[2] in 1866 Stanghow became a separate civil parish,[3] on 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.[4] In 1951 the parish had a population of 1015.[5]

References

  1. ^ Yorkshire Place-Name Meanings
  2. ^ "History of Stanghow, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Stanghow Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Cleveland Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Stanghow Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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