Cleatlam Explained

Official Name:	Cleatlam
Country:	England
Region:	North East England
Shire County:	County Durham
Post Town:	DARLINGTON
Postcode Area:	DL
Postcode District:	DL2
Os Grid Reference:	NZ118186
Coordinates:	54.562°N -1.818°W

Cleatlam is a small village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It lies south of the larger village of Staindrop. It lies approximately 11miles west of Darlington, which is its post town.

History

Cleatlam was historically a township which straddled the three ancient parishes of Gainford, Staindrop and Winston. Such townships were converted into civil parishes in 1866.^{[1] [2]}

Governance

There is one main tier of local government covering Cleatlam, at unitary authority level: Durham County Council. The parish is too small to have a parish council, so it has a parish meeting instead.^[3]

Demography

The population of the parish fell below the threshold to allow it to be separately reported at the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with its population being grouped with Staindrop's for statistical reporting purposes. At the 1971 census the population of the parish of Cleatlam had been 81.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Six-inch map, Durham Sheet XLVII, 1860 . National Library of Scotland . Ordnance Survey . 26 July 2024.
2. Web site: Cleatlam Township / Civil Parish . A Vision of Britain through Time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth . 26 July 2024.
3. Web site: Cleatlam Parish Meeting . County Durham Association of Local Councils . 26 July 2024.
4. Web site: Total population: Cleatlam Township / Civil Parish . A Vision of Britain through Time . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth . 26 July 2024.