Moorsholm
Moorsholm is located in North Yorkshire
Moorsholm
Moorsholm
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceNZ6895614257
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
Postcode districtTS12
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East

Moorsholm is a village in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

The road south out of Moorsholm, with Freebrough Hill visible in the distance, Moorsholm Moor lies further south

The village lies 5 miles (8 km) from Saltburn-by-the-Sea between the North York Moors and the North Sea. Because of its proximity to the North Sea coast the area was vulnerable, historically, to attack by invaders from Scandinavia. The name of Moorsholm is of Viking origin with the suffix holm, which meant a settlement, being affixed to the location of the village by the moors: so meaning settlement by the moors. The village used to be called Great Moorsholm to distinguish it from a farm called Little Moorsholm, which is the other side of the Hagg Beck Valley to the north. 'Little Moorsholm' is a title now more commonly applied to a more modern housing estate between that farm and Lingdale. The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday book as Morehusum, belonging to the Earl of Morton and later Clan Bruce, ancestor to the kings of Scotland, and from them descended to the Thwengs, Lumleys, and others.[1] It was a planned mediaeval village built along a main street with crofts and their associated tofts on each side. The church of St Mary, Moorsholm, was built in 1892 and is of stone in 12th-century style. It consists of chancel, nave and west tower.[2]

St Mary's Church

The Memorial Hall was built as a war memorial in 1957 and is used as the doctors’ surgery and meeting room.[3]

About 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south of Moorsholm is the landmark of Freebrough Hill, a detached natural hill which is a left over glacial drumlin a relic from the last ice age. This explains its unusual conical shape.[4]

Sport

Moorsholm Athletic is the village football team for Junior players. The club competes in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance (TJFA).[5] In recent years villagers have started their own tournament, pitting the under 30s in the village against the over 30s as an 11-a-side extension of the popular summer 5-a-side fixture.

Moorsholm Cricket Club has a history of activity dating back to 1911 and the club's ground is based on The Green, Guisborough Road.[6] The club have two senior teams: a Saturday 1st XI that compete in the Langbaurgh Cricket League[7] and a Mid-Week Senior XI in the Esk Valley Evening League.[8] Moorsholm CC also have a junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Derwent Valley Junior Cricket League.[9]

Moorsholm also play league Quoits,[10] and darts is also played in the village.

References

  1. ↑ "GENUKI: Skelton In Cleveland Parish information from National Gazetteer 1868". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Parishes - Skelton". British History Online. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Mike (20 December 2011). "Community hall seeks Wish tokens to help buy new lighting". Gazette Live. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Moorhouse - Morebath". British History Online. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Teesside Junior Football Alliance". tjfa.co.uk. TJFA. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "About Us". moorsholm.play-cricket.com. Moorsholm Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Langbaurgh Cricket League". langbaurgh.play-cricket.com. LCL. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Esk Valley Evening League". eskvalleyeveninglge.play-cricket.com. EVEL. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Derwent Valley Junior Cricket League". derwentvalleyjcl.play-cricket.com. DVJCL. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Quoits - Pubs and Leagues". tradgames.org.uk. James Masters. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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