Guisborough ( ) is a

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and

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in the

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Redcar and Cleveland Redcar and Cleveland is a borough with unitary authority status in North Yorkshire, England. Its main settlements are Redcar, South Bank, Eston, Brotton, Guisborough, the Greater Eston part of Middlesbrough, Loftus, Saltburn and Skelton. Th ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England. It lies north of the

North York Moors The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England. It contains one of the largest expanses of Calluna, heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a national parks of England and Wales, National P ...

National Park.

Roseberry Topping Roseberry Topping is a distinctive hill in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near Great Ayton and Newton under Roseberry. Its summit has a distinctive half-cone shape with a jagged cliff, which has led to many comparisons with the much h ...

, midway between the town and

Great Ayton Great Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven (a tributary of the River Tees) flows through the village, which lies just north of the North York Moors. Etymology Great Ayton's ...

, is a landmark in the

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. At the 2011 census, the civil parish with outlying

Upleatham Upleatham is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and the name derives from Old English and Old Norse as ''Upper Slope'', ...

, Dunsdale and

Newton under Roseberry Newton under Roseberry is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A173, between Great Ayton and Guisborough and is close to the base of Roseberry Topping. The villa ...

had a population of 17,777, of which 16,979 were in the town's built-up area.
It was governed by an

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and

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in the

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Etymology

Assessing the origin of the name ''Guisborough'',

Albert Hugh Smith Albert Hugh Smith OBE (24 February 1903 – 11 May 1967) was a scholar of Old English and Scandinavian languages and played a major part in the study and publication of English place-names. Hugh Smith was the son of Albert John Smith, a butler ...

commented that it was a "difficult". From its first attestation in the

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into the 16th century, the second part sometimes derives from the originally

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word ''

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'' ('town, fortification') and sometimes from the Old English word -''

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'' ('stream'). It seems that the settlement was simply known by both names, the -''burh''/-''borough'' forms predominate in the historical record and this survives today. The origin of the first element is uncertain: Smith's best guess was from the

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''Gígr'' in its

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''Gígs''. If so, ''Guisborough'' once meant "Gígr's town". To this day the first element has a different spelling for the town from

Gisborough Priory Gisborough Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory in Guisborough in the current borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St Mary by the Norman feudal magnate Robert de Brus, also an ances ...

and

Gisborough Hall Gisborough Hall is a 19th-century mansion house, now a hotel, at Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The manor of Gisborough and the site of the dissolved Priory of Gisborough were acquired after the ...

in the town.

History

Roman

Some archaeologists date the town to the Roman occupation, when it may have been a military fortification. The discoveries of a few Roman artefacts such as the elaborate ceremonial Guisborough Helmet, support this but proof is still lacking. The Guisborough Helmet is a Roman cavalry helmet found near the town in 1864. Its original protective cheek-pieces have not survived but the attachment holes can be seen in front of the helmet's ear guards. It is lavishly decorated with engraved and embossed figures indicating that it was probably used for display or cavalry tournaments, although possibly for battle as well. It was unearthed in what appears to be a carefully arranged deposition in a bed of gravel, distant from any known Roman sites. After its recovery during roadworks it was donated to the

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for restoration and display.

Medieval

''Gighesbore'' is recorded in the

in 1086 as a place within

Langbaurgh Wapentake Langbaurgh was a liberty or wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It covered an area of the shire's north-eastern tip. The wapentake took its name from Langbaurgh hamlet, in present day Great Ayton parish. The name was re-used for the ...

or hundred. The ruined

dates from the 12th century.

Victorian era

The town shared in the prosperity of the

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by being close to the ironstone mines of the

. One of the area's ironfounders, Sir

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, chose as his country seat the Gothic revival Hutton Hall designed by

Alfred Waterhouse Alfred Waterhouse (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with the Victorian Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known f ...

, at Hutton Lowcross, near Guisborough. The rose garden at Gisborough Hall - geograph

, a Victorian mansion, owned by the Chaloner family, was built in a

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style in 1856. It is a

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, but has undergone conversion into a hotel.

Recent history

station was on the Middlesbrough–Guisborough branch of the North Eastern Railway; it closed in 1964. Extensive residential development occurred in the 1960s and 1970s, linked to the expansion of the chemical industry at Wilton and the steel industry at Redcar.

Governance

Guisborough's county authority since 1889, the

, was disbanded in 1974. The town was in the

county of Cleveland Cleveland was a ceremonial county located in northern England. It was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, and named after the historic area of Cleveland, Yorkshire. The county was abolished in 1996. The area was partitioned ...

's Langbaurgh borough from 1974 to 1996 and is now in the Redcar and Cleveland

unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...

borough of North Yorkshire. Guisborough Town Hall (cropped)

Guisborough Town Hall was built on Westgate in 1821. When built, it was arcaded with a

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on the ground floor and an assembly room on the first. The two-storey building was topped with a third storey in 1870. In 2015

Redcar and Cleveland Council Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is the local authority of Redcar and Cleveland. It is a unitary authority A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional fun ...

acquired the building at auction and subsequently announced plans to redevelop it with financial support from the

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and

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Religion

The

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Church of St Nicholas houses the De Brus Cenotaph. A church may have existed here in 1290. The

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of the present one dates from the late 15th century and the

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

and interior have been altered. The church in its present form resulted from major rebuilding in 1903–1908, to a design by

Temple Moore Temple Lushington Moore (7 June 1856 – 30 June 1920) was an English architect who practised in London. He is famed for a series of fine Gothic Revival churches built between about 1890 and 1917 and also restored many churches and designed c ...

Community

Chaloner Street, Guisborough (geograph 5429850)

Guisborough is the home of the East Cleveland Explorer Scout Unit for those aged 14–18, affiliated to the

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. Activities include work on

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, Young Leaders volunteering, and over 200 different adventure activities. It has about 30 members. The 3rd Guisborough Scout Group (The Pioneers) at Belmangate was established in 1974. There is also a group of volunteer trail builders working to provide free mountain-bike trails in the local forest. Local musicians are catered for at an open mic/jam session every Wednesday night.

Education

Primary education is provided at Belmont, Galley Hill, Highcliffe, St Paulinus (Roman Catholic) and Chaloner Primary.

Laurence Jackson School Laurence Jackson School is a coeducational secondary school located in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. It has a capacity of 1,250 pupils. The school's headteacher is Catherine Juckes. A 2019 Ofsted inspection judged Laurence Jackson Scho ...

, an amalgamation of the earlier Northgate Junior and Park Lane schools at the eastern end of the town, is the only secondary school, and doubles as a

Specialist Sports College Sports Colleges are senior secondary schools which promote sports alongside secondary education. United Kingdom Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The programme enabled secon ...

. It marked its 50th anniversary in 2008.

Prior Pursglove College Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college with sites in Guisborough and Stockton-on-Tees. The college is a result of a merger between Prior Pursglove College and Stockton Sixth Form College in May 2016. The college is ...

, a sixth-form college for

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and AS level students, stands next to the parish church and priory ruins on the former site of Guisborough

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, which it replaced after changes in the education system. It had been founded in 1561 by Robert Pursglove, the last Prior of Gisborough, as a charitable school for poor boys. It was accompanied by a set of

almshouses An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ...

for twelve pensioners. Askham Bryan College of Agriculture has opened a Guisborough Centre on the same site as Prior Pursglove College. It consists of an animal management centre and a modern building, the Priory Centre, which the two colleges share.

Transport

Road

Arriva Bus Passing Bus Stop At South End Of Westgate - geograph

Two main roads cross at Guisborough, the A171 leading west to

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

and east to

Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Clif ...

, and the A173 south-west to

Stokesley Stokesley is a market town and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England, formerly a part of the historic North Riding of Yorkshire. It lies on the River Leven. An electoral ward, of the same name, stretches north to ...

and north-east as far as Skelton, where it joins the A174 coast road. Before the bypass was built, the A171 ran along Westgate, the town's main street, crossing the A173 at Chapel Beck Bridge. Just beyond the bypass to the north-east, a B-road heads north from the A173 to

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of ...

. Another minor route out of town, Wilton Lane, is a winding, almost single-track road running north to the village of Wilton and on to the ICI Wilton chemical works. There are two other lanes that lead out of town into the hills. Hutton Lane ends at Hutton Village, built mostly for local mining, agricultural and estate workers. Belmangate is an ancient funeral route.

Paths

The south of the town is bounded by the

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. Guisborough Forest, which is

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land, clothes the edge of the moors. Through the forest, the ground climbs sharply from the plain to the moors behind. There are several rocky outcrops on the steep slope, including Highcliff Nab and the Hanging Stone. The woods are crossed by several rights of way, including

Cleveland Way The Cleveland Way is a National Trail in the historic area of Cleveland in North Yorkshire, northern England. It runs between Helmsley and the Brigg at Filey, skirting the North York Moors National Park. History Development of the Clevelan ...

, but other paths and commission tracks are also open to walkers. Beyond the woods, the ground levels out to form

Gisborough Moor Gisborough Moor is a moor in England's North York Moors, lying to the south of the town of Guisborough. The summit is a broad flat ridge, with the highest point at the southern end, some south of a trig point. It is crossed by a number of foot ...

Railway station

Until 1964, Guisborough was served by trains from Middlesbrough – the

Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway The Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway (M&G) was a railway line serving the towns of Middlesbrough and Guisborough as well as areas of the Eston Hills in North Yorkshire from 1853 to 1964 when the Guisborough terminus closed. More than half th ...

had its terminus at the now-demolished Guisborough station. Before 1958 it was possible to travel from Guisborough to Whitby and

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, along the scenic North Yorkshire coast railway.

Economy

Sunnyfield House, Westgate, Guisborough (geograph 6576815)

Guisborough market is held on Thursday and Saturday with a few stalls on Tuesday. Originally selling cattle and other livestock, the market developed into a general market for fruit and vegetables, clothing and flowers. It opens from early morning to late afternoon on the restored cobbles of Westgate, the main shopping street. Guisborough Museum, behind Westgate's Sunnyfield House, shows photographs of Guisborough's history and inhabitants. One main employer in the town was The Shirt Factory. Towards the end of its existence it was acquired by

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, but it closed in 1999. Other former employers were Blackett Hutton and Co., maker of medium high-integrity castings, and the civil engineering firm Henderson Campbell. There is a working

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at Tocketts Mill. On 15 January 2004, Guisborough was granted

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status. It is a

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for nearby

and has many working in the

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s around

Teesside Teesside () is a built-up area around the River Tees in the north of England, split between County Durham and North Yorkshire. The name was initially used as a county borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Historically a hub for heavy manu ...

Sport

The Stand, Guisborough Town Football Club - geograph

Guisborough Town FC, founded in 1973, play in as of the season. The

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Ground, which hosts the club's home matches, is named after the king.

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, adjacent to the football club, is a playing field with a small playground and a skate park. There is a swimming pool, built in 1968, at the fields. An eight-year campaign led by the late MP, Dr Ashok Kumar, secured the pool's refurbishment, which was completed in 2008–2009. Guisborough Rugby Union Football club plays in

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division in the 2021–22 season. The area's constituent body is the

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, able to compete in the region's Silver Trophy. Guisborough Cricket Club plays in the NYSD cricket league. In 2001–04 it equalled its record of four successive league wins. Past players have included the professionals

Murray Goodwin Murray William Goodwin (born 11 December 1972) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals. He was a right-handed top-order batsman, strong on the back foot, and a good cutter and puller of the ball. In ...

(Sussex and Zimbabwe),

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and

Phil Simmons Philip Verant Simmons (born 18 April 1963) is a Trinidadian cricket coach and former cricketer who was an all-rounder played as an opening batsman, a medium-fast bowler and a slip fielder. He is the current coach of the West Indies cricket ...

(both West Indies), Imran Jan (Trinidad and Tobago),

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(Tasmania) and Greg Todd (Otago).

Notable people

Willie Applegarth William Reuben Applegarth (11 May 1890 – 5 December 1958) was a British track and field athlete, and winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Guisborough, then in the North Riding ...

(1890–1958), Olympic

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athlete *

John Gilbert Baker John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949). Biography Baker was born in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, the son of John and Mary (née Gilber ...

(1836–1920), botanist *

Mark Benton Mark Benton (born 16 November 1965) is an English actor and television presenter known for his roles as Eddie in ''Early Doors'', Howard in '' Northern Lights'' and Martin Pond in '' Barbara''. Benton has also starred in the BBC One school-based ...

(born 1965), character actor *

Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale Robert I de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale (–1141) was an early-12th-century Anglo-Norman lord and the first of the Bruce dynasty to hold lands in Scotland. A monastic patron, he is remembered as the founder of Gisborough Priory in Yorkshire, Engl ...

(died before 1138), Norman baron and knight, founder of the Bruce dynasty of Scotland and England *

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(1867–1917), first-class cricketer *

Bob Champion Robert Champion (born 4 June 1948) is an English former jump jockey, who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. His triumph, while recovering from cancer, was made into the 1984 film ''Champions'', with John Hurt portraying Champion. The ...

(born 1948), steeplechase jockey who won the 1981

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, despite being recently diagnosed with cancer *

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(1841–1893), dramatist and critic *

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(born 1981), professional footballer with

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(1876–1951), professional footballer, notably with

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(born 1974), professional footballer *

Lawry Lewin Lawrence Valdemar Lewin (born 28 November 1975) is an English television actor. He appears on the CBBC show ''Horrible Histories'', and featured in the ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special " The End of Time". Career Lawry played a role in the '' ...

(born 1985), television actor *

Rod Liddle Roderick E. Liddle (born 1 April 1960) is an English journalist and an associate editor of ''The Spectator''. He was an editor of BBC Radio 4's ''Today'' programme. His published works include ''Too Beautiful for You'' (2003), ''Love Will Destr ...

(born 1960), journalist, at school in Guisborough *

Katy Livingston Katy Livingston (born 10 January 1984 in Guisborough, England) is a British modern pentathlete who has competed at the Olympic Games. Early life Whilst at school she was a member of the running club, New Marske Harriers and swimming club, Saltb ...

(born 1984), Olympic modern pentathlete *

Richard Milward Richard Milward (born 26 October 1984 in Middlesbrough) is an English novelist. His debut novel ''Apples'' was published by Faber in 2007. He has also written ''Ten Storey Love Song'' and most recently ''Kimberly's Capital Punishment''. Raise ...

(born 1984), novelist *

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(1921–2008), children's writer born in the town *

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(born 1957), cricketer * Mark Robinson (born 1981), footballer with Guisborough Town *

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(born 1951),

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, later newsreader and presenter of ''

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'' * J. Denis Summers-Smith (born 1920), Scottish-born

ornithologist Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

and

tribologist Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear. Tribology is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on many academic field ...

Walter of Guisborough Walter of GuisboroughWalter of Gisburn, Walterus Gisburnensis. Previously known to scholars as Walter of Hemingburgh (John Bale seems to have been the first to call him that).Sometimes known erroneously as Walter Hemingford, Latin chronicler of t ...

(fl. 13th c.), medieval chronicler * Thomas Ward (1652–1708), author who converted to

Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

* Joseph Whitehead (1814–1894), Canadian railway pioneer and political figure *

Will Muir Will Muir (born 30 October 1995) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bath in the Premiership Rugby. Early life Muir holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Northumbria , mottoeng = A lifet ...

, professional rugby union player

Climate

The area generally has warm summers and relatively mild winters. During the year, on average there is around 650mm of

rainfall Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water f ...

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