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Cliffe, Richmondshire, the Glossary

Cliffe is a small village and civil parish in Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England.^[1]

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Aldbrough St John

Aldbrough St John is a village and civil parish (called just Aldbrough) in the Richmondshire district in North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Aldbrough St John are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Alluvium

Alluvium is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Bed and breakfast

Bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast.

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Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle

The Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle in the Province of Liverpool, known also on occasion as the Northern Province.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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Carlbury

Carlbury is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Coniscliffe in County Durham, in England.

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Centurion

In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (centurio,. label; kentyríōn, or), was a commander, nominally of a century, a military unit originally consisting of 100 legionaries.

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Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government.

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Clay

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).

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Cleasby

Cleasby is a village and civil parish in the North Yorkshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Cleasby are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Common Era

Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are year notations for the Gregorian calendar (and its predecessor, the Julian calendar), the world's most widely used calendar era.

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County Durham

County Durham, officially simply Durham (/ˈdʌrəm/), is a ceremonial county in North East England.

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Cross

A cross is a compound geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines segment, usually perpendicular to each other.

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Cup and ring mark

Cup and ring marks or cup marks are a form of prehistoric art found in the Atlantic seaboard of Europe (Ireland, Wales, Northern England, Scotland, France (Brittany), Portugal, and Spain (Galicia) – and in Mediterranean Europe – Italy (in Alpine valleys and Sardinia), Azerbaijan and Greece (Thessaly and Irakleia (Cyclades)), as well as in Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) and in Switzerland (at Caschenna in Grisons).

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Darlington

Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England.

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Disturbance (archaeology)

A disturbance is any change to an archaeological site due to events which occurred after the site was laid down.

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Dolomite (rock)

Dolomite (also known as dolomite rock, dolostone or dolomitic rock) is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2.

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Earthworks (archaeology)

In archaeology, earthworks are artificial changes in land level, typically made from piles of artificially placed or sculpted rocks and soil.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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Eppleby

Eppleby is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Eppleby are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Gainford, County Durham

Gainford or Gainford on Tees is a village on the north bank of the River Tees in County Durham, England.

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Georgian era

The Georgian era was a period in British history from 1714 to, named after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV.

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Germania Superior

Germania Superior ("Upper Germania") was an imperial province of the Roman Empire.

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Gilling East

Gilling East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, on the main B1363 road between York and Helmsley, south of Oswaldkirk and south of Helmsley. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Gilling East are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Gilling West

Gilling West is a village about north of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Gilling West are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Grandfather clock

A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, hall clock or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock, with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case.

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Henry Clay Work

Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832, Middletown – June 8, 1884, Hartford) was an American songwriter and composer of the mid-19th century.

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High Coniscliffe

High Coniscliffe is a parish and village in the borough of Darlington and ceremonial county of County Durham, England.

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Hundred (county division)

A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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Maiden Castle, North Yorkshire

Maiden Castle is a settlement in Grinton, North Yorkshire which probably dates from the Iron Age.

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Manfield

Manfield is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Manfield are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Mansion

A mansion is a large dwelling house.

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Marching Through Georgia

"Marching Through Georgia" (sometimes spelled as "Marching Thru' Georgia" or "Marching Thro Georgia") is a marching song written by Henry Clay Work at the end of the American Civil War in 1865.

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Melsonby

Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Melsonby are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Miller

A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour.

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Murrough Wilson

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Murrough John Wilson KBE (14 September 1875 – 20 April 1946) was a British Army officer, member of parliament, and railway executive.

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My Grandfather's Clock

"Grandfather's Clock" (popularly known as "My Grandfather's Clock") is a song written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, the author of "Marching Through Georgia".

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Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, French, Flemish, and Breton troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conqueror.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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North Yorkshire (district)

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

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North Yorkshire Council

North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Oat

The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural).

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Ovington, County Durham

Ovington is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England.

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Petty sessional division

A petty sessional division was, in England and Wales, the area that a magistrates' court had jurisdiction over (before the abolition of quarter sessions, specifically the petty sessions).

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Piercebridge

Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England.

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Piercebridge Roman Bridge

Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees, northern England.

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Piercebridge Roman Fort

Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham, England.

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Protected area

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.

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Reeth

Reeth is a village west of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England, in the civil parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Reeth are villages in North Yorkshire.

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Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)

Richmond (Yorks) was a constituency in North Yorkshire in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Richmond, North Yorkshire are civil parishes in North Yorkshire.

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Richmondshire

Richmondshire was a local government district of North Yorkshire, England, from 1974 to 2023.

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River Tees

The River Tees, in England, rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the North Pennines and flows eastwards for to reach the North Sea in the North East of England.

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Roman legion

The Roman legion (legiō), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries.

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Roman roads

Roman roads (viae Romanae; singular: via Romana; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.

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Roman roads in Britannia

Roman roads in Britannia were initially designed for military use, created by the Roman army during the nearly four centuries (AD 43–410) that Britannia was a province of the Roman Empire.

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Romano-British culture

The Romano-British culture arose in Britain under the Roman Empire following the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the creation of the province of Britannia.

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Royalist

A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications

Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications (also known as 'Stanwick Camp'), a huge Iron Age hill fort, sometimes but not always considered an oppidum, comprising over of ditches and ramparts enclosing approximately of land, are situated in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England.

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Stanwick St John

Stanwick St John is a village, civil parish, former manor and ecclesiastical parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, (formerly "North Riding" of Yorkshire), England. Cliffe, Richmondshire and Stanwick St John are civil parishes in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliffe,_Richmondshire

Also known as Cliffe richmondshire.

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