Lealholm is a small village in the Glaisdale civil parish of the Borough of Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, England. It is sited at a crossing point of the River Esk, in Eskdale which is within the North York Moors National Park. It is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) by road from the nearest town of Whitby, and approximately 27 miles (43 km) from both Middlesbrough and Scarborough. The village is typical of those found all across the North York Moors which straddle the main through-routes along the valley bottoms. It is mostly built of local stone with pantiled or slate roofs.[2]
Settlement around modern-day Lealholm can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, with entries concerning the Manor of Crumbeclive and "Lelum" at the site of Lealholm Hall, Lealholmside.[3] Lealholmside is a hamlet by Lealholm, and was a popular location with the photographer Francis Meadow Sutcliffe.
A honeypot during the summer months, Lealholm is located midway along the Esk valley between the villages of Glaisdale, to the east and Danby to the west. Lealholm is on the route of the Esk valley railway line, which runs from Whitby to Middlesbrough, and is served by Lealholm railway station. A large part of the community is involved in farming due to the high fertility of the slopes in Eskdale, whilst other members of the community are involved in tourism or commute to industrial centres such as Middlesbrough. This led to the economy of the area being hard hit by the 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis.
Lealhom was a place of affection for Irish-born poet John Castillo, who wrote
"Ah lovely Lealholm! Where shall I begin. To say what thou art now and once hast been?".[4]
^UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Danby Parish (1170217330)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
^"Glaisdale Parish". Glaisdale Parish Council. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
^Davison, John (1964). The Manor, Lordship and Castle of Danby. Horne & Son Ltd. p. 12.
^Castillo, John (1843). Awd Isaac, The Steeplechase, and Other Poems; With a Glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect. Home & Richardson.
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