Claxton, County Durham Explained

Country:	England
Static Image Caption:	Claxton Grange Farm - geograph.org.uk - 279060.jpg
Coordinates:	54.6496°N -1.2601°W
Official Name:	Claxton
Population:	25
Population Ref:	(2001)
Civil Parish:	Claxton
Unitary England:	County Durham
Lieutenancy England:	County Durham
Region:	North East England
Constituency Westminster:	Hartlepool
Post Town:	HARTLEPOOL
Postcode District:	TS27
Postcode Area:	TS

Claxton is a civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located to the south west of Hartlepool, and mostly separated from the neighbouring parish of Greatham by the A689 road. It had a population of 25 at the 2001 Census.^[1]

History

Claxton was a township in Greatham parish.^[2] Claxton takes its name from the Claxton family, who were the landowners from the 12th century to the 15th century.^[3]

In 1866 Caxton became a civil parish in its own right.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Area: Claxton (Parish), Key Figures for 2011 Census . Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics . 25 February 2020 .
2. Web site: History of Claxton, in Hartlepool and County Durham. A Vision of Britain through Time. 29 February 2020.
3. Web site: Surtees . Robert . Parish of Greatham Pages 134-143 The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham: Volume 3, Stockton and Darlington Wards. . British History Online . Nichols and Son, London, 1823 . 25 June 2023.
4. Web site: Relationships and Changes Claxton CP/Ch through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 29 February 2020.