Moorsholm is a village in the
unitary authority of
Redcar and Cleveland and the
ceremonial county
The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
of
North Yorkshire, England.
The village lies from
Saltburn-by-the-Sea between 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 ...
and the
North Sea. Because of its proximity to the North Sea coast the area was vulnerable, historically, to attack by invaders from Scandinavia. The name of Moorsholm is of
Viking origin with the suffix ''holm'', which meant a settlement, being affixed to the location of the village by the ''moors'': so meaning settlement by the moors. The village used to be called Great Moorsholm to distinguish it from a farm called Little Moorsholm, which is the other side of the Hagg Beck Valley to the north. 'Little Moorsholm' is a title now more commonly applied to a more modern housing estate between that farm and Lingdale. The settlement was mentioned in the ''
Domesday book'' as Morehusum, belonging to the
Earl of Morton and later
Clan Bruce, ancestor to the kings of Scotland, and from them descended to the
Thwengs, Lumleys, and others. It was a planned mediaeval village built along a main street with
crofts and their associated tofts on each side. The church of St Mary, Moorsholm, was built in 1892 and is of stone in 12th-century style. It consists of
chancel,
nave and west tower.
The Memorial Hall was built as a war memorial in 1957 and is used as the doctors’ surgery and meeting room.
About to the south of Moorsholm is the landmark of Freebrough Hill, a detached natural hill which is a left over glacial drumlin a relic from the last ice age. This explains its unusual conical shape.
Sport
Moorsholm Athletic is the village football team for Junior players. The club competes in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance (TJFA). In recent years villagers have started their own tournament, pitting the under 30s in the village against the over 30s as an 11-a-side extension of the popular summer 5-a-side fixture.
Moorsholm Cricket Club
Moorsholm is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
The village lies from Saltburn-by-the-Sea between the North York Moors and the North Sea. Because of its proximit ...
has a history of activity dating back to 1911 and the club's ground is based on The Green, Guisborough Road. The club have two senior teams: a Saturday 1st XI that compete in the
Langbaurgh Cricket League Langbaurgh () may refer to
* Langbaurgh, North Yorkshire, a hamlet near Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England
*Langbaurgh (district), a local government district in Cleveland, England from 1974 to 1988, renamed Langbaurgh-on-Tees from 1988 to 1996 ...
and a Mid-Week Senior XI in the Esk Valley Evening League. Moorsholm CC also have a junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Derwent Valley Junior Cricket League. Moorsholm also play league Quoits.
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Places in the Tees Valley
Redcar and Cleveland