Liverton

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{{Short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{For|the settlement in Devon|Liverton, Devon}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Liverton
| country = England
| region = North East England
| population = 60
| post_town = [[Saltburn-by-the-Sea]]
| postcode_district = TS13
| postcode_area = TS
| dial_code = 01287
| constituency_westminster = [[Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland]]
| civil_parish = [[Loftus, North Yorkshire|Loftus]]
| unitary_england = [[Redcar and Cleveland]]
| lieutenancy_england = [[North Yorkshire]]
| coordinates = {{coord|54.533|-0.902|display=inline,title}}
| static_image=Liverton Village Hall.jpg
| static_image_caption=The village hall in Liverton
}}

'''Liverton''' is a village in the [[civil parish]] of [[Loftus, North Yorkshire|Loftus]], in the borough of [[Redcar and Cleveland]] and the [[ceremonial county]] of [[North Yorkshire]], England.<ref name=OS94>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 ''Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood's Bay)''|isbn= 9780319228999 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2012}}</ref>

Liverton Village is named in [[Domesday Book]] and was previously named Liureton, it is a rural village that has by and large retained its heritage as a farming community and in 1978 became protected by a conservation order.<ref>The Cleveland Village Book, written by members of the Cleveland Federation of Women's Institutes and published by Countryside Books</ref> In 2011 an Area Appraisal was performed.<ref name=":1" />

The village is surrounded by a field system with Station Road B1366 running through the middle. The village can date its roots back to the 12th century, with evidence of this seen from the font, arch and doorway of St Michaels church. There is further evidence of a medieval settlement in area.

It is located 140 meters above sea level and is located on the edge of the [[North Yorkshire Moors]].

==Properties==

The village primarily consists of farm land and cottages, with a moorland church, village hall and local inn. The village lies within the boundary of a conservation area and includes many Listed Buildings, most of which date back to the 18th century.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council |date=2011 |title=Liverton Village Conservation Area Appraisal 2011 |url=https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/resident/planning-and-building/conservation-and-listed-buildings/Documents/Liverton%20Village%20Conservation%20Area%20Appraisal.pdf |accessdate=6 May 2019 |website=redcar-cleveland.gov.uk}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>

===Listed Buildings===
[[File:Post box - Liverton - geograph.org.uk - 114234.jpg|thumb|Tickhill House Farm and Cottages]]
Within the village are many historic structures, most of which are constructed from local sandstone blocks with a herringbone finish. Below are some of the listed buildings:
* Parish Church of St Michaels - dating back to the 12th century, List Entry Number 1139676 <ref>{{NHLE|num=1139676|desc=Parish Church of St Michaels|accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref>
* Church House Farm
* Tickhill House Farm, Middle House and Haygate Cottage (Formally Tickhill Cottage<ref>{{cite map |url=http://www.colinday.co.uk/maps/RedcarMaps/Liverton.pdf |title=Liverton |access-date=10 October 2022}}</ref>) - dating back to 1720, List Entry Number 1136629 <ref>{{NHLE|num=1136629|desc=Tickhill House Farm and Cottages (Middles House and Haygate Cottage)|accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref>
*Shrubberies Cottage and Farm - dating back to 1800, list Entry Number 1139678 <ref>{{NHLE|num=1139678|desc=Shrubberies Cottage and Farm|accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref>

===Church===
[[File:Liverton Church - geograph.org.uk - 67273.jpg|alt=|thumb|St Michaels Church]]
The church was built in the 12th century, with evidence of this seen from the font, arch and doorway. Alterations over the years have kept the church in good state and retained the original structure. The church was restored at the beginning of the 20th century and the plaster was removed from the Chancel arch,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/st_michaels_liverton.html|title=St. Michael's Church, Liverton|website=www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk|accessdate=16 May 2019}}</ref> the arch can still be seen today.

===Village Hall===

The village hall was previously owned by Lord Downe, as were many of the local farms and land. This building was converted from a school into a village hall and in now run by a village committee.

===Local Inn===
[[File:Waterwheel snowfall.png|thumb|The Waterwheel Inn]]
There is a village Inn called The Waterwheel Inn. Located on the edge of the village, the pub reopened in 1962 and is a traditional building with beams on show and built from sandstone.

== Demographics ==
{{Main|Demographics of Tees Valley}}
In 1870 the [[John Marius Wilson|John Marius Wilson's]] [[Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]] stated the population of Liverton was 186.<ref name=":0" /> In 1951 the parish encompassing Liverton ([[Loftus, North Yorkshire|Civil Parish of Loftus]]) had grown with the population increasing to 1109.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population statistics Liverton CP/Ch through time |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10444044/cube/TOT_POP |accessdate=1 December 2023 |publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]}}</ref>

==History==
Liverton Village was named in Domesday Book and previously went by the name of Liureton.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/aglossaryclevel01atkigoog|title=A glossary of the Cleveland dialect|first=John Christopher|last=Atkinson|date=25 April 1868|publisher=London, J. R. Smith|accessdate=23 April 2019|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Liverton like this:

{{Blockquote|text=LIVERTON, a township-chapelry in Easington parish, N. R Yorkshire; 6¼ miles E of Guisbrough town and r. station. Post town, Redcar. Acres, 2,400. Real property, £1,216. Pop., 186. Houses, 38. The manor belongs to Viscount Downe. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Easington, in the diocese of York. The church is partly Norman.|sign=[[John Marius Wilson]]|source=''[[Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13319|title=History of Liverton, in Redcar and Cleveland and North Riding | Map and description|work=Vision of Britain|accessdate=23 April 2019}}</ref>}}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Redcar and Cleveland}}

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[[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Places in the Tees Valley]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Loftus, North Yorkshire]]

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