Kilton Thorpe

Kilton Thorpe
Kilton Thorpe Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ692176
Civil parish	Lockwood
Unitary authority	Redcar and Cleveland
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
Postcode district	TS12
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°32′59″N0°55′53″W / 54.54971°N 0.93143°W / 54.54971; -0.93143

Kilton Thorpe is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. ^[1] Noted for evidence of early settlement. The outlines of an ancient village are visible in fields adjacent to the present village. ^[2]

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Mortain. ^[3] Like other lands in the surrounding area, it was owned by the same noble families as those who owned nearby Kilton Castle. It was only a small settlement across two manors until the arrival of the ironstone industry when 30 workers cottages were built. ^{[4] [5]}

Approaching Kilton Thorpe from the south

Kilton Mine

Kilton Ironstone Mine was opened in 1875(150 years ago) (1875) just to the south of the village of Kilton Thorpe. ^[6] The shafts of the mine were 700 feet (210 m) deep, and like the other mines in the area, it supplied ironstone to the furnaces on Teesside. ^[7] A private railway was opened in 1873, becoming the property of the North Eastern Railway a year later. ^[8]

On 12 August 1899, three miners died in a gas explosion, ^[9] and on 3 May 1954, an explosion in the mine killed one worker, with 15 rescuers being hospitalised after the event due to the effects of inhaling gas. ^[10] The mine was closed in January 1963. ^[11]

A conical shale heap still exists at the site and has become a local landmark, although it has become dangerous through land slips and the owners have taken steps to prevent access by the general public. ^[12]

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood’s Bay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN   9780319228999.
2. Historic England. "Medieval settlement and open field system at Kilton Thorpe (1019915)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 December 2019.
3. "[Kilton] Thorpe | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
4. "Genuki: Brotton, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
5. "Genuki: BROTTON: Geographical and Historical information from the year 1890., Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
6. "Kilton Mine". nmrs.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
7. "Dorman Long and Co. Ltd., Ironstone worked from Kilton Mine for half year ending 31 Dec. 1928; Dorman Long and Co. Ltd., Ironstone worked from Mr. Wharton's Royalties for half year ending 31 Dec. 1928; Bolckow Vaughan and Co., Statement of Ironstone drawn from South Skelton Mines for half year ending 31 Dec. 1928; Bolckow Vaughan and Co. Ltd., Ironstone worked from North Skelton Mine for half year ending 31 Dec. 1928". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
8. Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the railway companies of Great Britain. Kibworth Beauchamp: Matador. p. 292. ISBN   978-1785893-537.
9. "Local and District" . Gale Primary Sources. No. 15, 034. 14 August 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
10. "Mine Accident, Cleveland - Hansard". hansard.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
11. "Durham Mining Museum - Kilton (Ironstone)". www.dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
12. Morgan, Mike (6 September 2012). "Steps taken to boost safety at former Kilton Mine site". Gazette Live. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Kilton Thorpe at Wikimedia Commons