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.