Manfield

Manfield is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.

[1] The closest major town is Darlington, which is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Manfield.

[2] It is close to the River Tees and Darlington and is notable for All Saints Church and Manfield Village School.

[1] The parish includes the township of Cliffe,[3] a hamlet situated on the River Tees.

[9] The population fell to 279 according to the 2011 census,[10] however the percentage of economically active persons rose to 26.4%.

There were 16 professionals in the village and 100 people who worked as labourers and servants,[12] most likely for the manor in Manfield, the Lord of which was R. B.

[18] Among the stained glass windows there is one representing the Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Meyer.

[3] The school was originally built with the genuine belief in the value of education and the diminishing need for child labour in Victorian industries and farming.

Data from historical and modern data census
Pie-chart showing the occupational structure for Manfield in 1831
Manfield's village school, the Crown pub to the right