Neasham is a village approximately four miles to the south east of
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
in
County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
, England.
Geography and recreation
The village sits on the banks of the
River Tees
The River Tees (), in Northern England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea between Hartlepool and Redcar near Middlesbrough. The modern day history of the river has be ...
which, at that point, marks the border between the counties of Durham and
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 ...
. The crossing at the River Tees at Neasham is the point of the great road north and the point where the bishops crossed into Co Durham (the Land of the Prince Bishops). The layout of Neasham consists of one main street, Teesway, which runs west to east for about half a mile plus some minor turn-offs with residences.
In the summer visitors come to the village for canoeing, fishing, cycling and
horseriding.
Events
''Bonfire night''- on the playing field next to the river the village holds a huge bonfire with local people starting to collect branches, furniture etc. in early September. In 2006 Stockton Borough Council tried to stop the bonfire because of health and safety but failed. Afterwards there is also fireworks. This has now been stopped due to the high cost of insurance. The last display and bonfire was in 2009
''Ducky Derby''- People buy plastic ducks and then they are all released into the river and the first one to the finishing line wins a prize.
''Christmas''- In December time lights are placed around the tall Christmas tree next to the road and previously 'Santa' came on a tractor dressed up as a sleigh and gave the children presents and a ride on his sleigh but Stockton Borough Council stopped the riding of the sleigh in 2006 for health and safety.
See also
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HMS Neasham
HMS ''Neasham'' (M2712/IMS49) was a for the Royal Navy. The names of the Ham-class vessels were all chosen from villages ending in ''-ham''. HMS ''Neasham'' was named after Neasham in County Durham.
Despite being completed on 15 November 195 ...
, a
Ham class minesweeper
References
External links
Villages in County Durham
Places in the Tees Valley
Places in the Borough of Darlington
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