15-659: Tanfield may refer to: People [ edit ] Charlie Tanfield (born 1996), British racing cyclist Elizabeth Tanfield (1585–1635), English poet and dramatist Francis Tanfield (1565–?), Proprietary Governor of the South Falkland colony in Newfoundland Lawrence Tanfield ( c. 1551–1625 ), English lawyer and politician Peter Tanfield (born 1961), British violinist Places [ edit ] Tanfield, County Durham ,
30-473: A narrow band of hard whinstone rock that runs for about 31 miles between Robin Hood's Bay and Eaglescliffe lies to the north-east of the village. The village lies near Middlesbrough 's built-up area, south-east by less than 3 miles (4.8 km), 7 miles (11.3 km) from its centre. It is also 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Stokesley and 5 miles (8 km) from Guisborough . From 1894 to 1974, it
45-481: A population of 4,973 at the 2011 census . The village is served by Great Ayton railway station on the Esk Valley Line . The village landmarks below all relate to James Cook. The parish church of Christ Church, Great Ayton was built in 1876 and now designated a Grade II listed building . It holds a number of services during the day that attract a total attendance of about 200. In the summer months,
60-843: A village in County Durham, England East Tanfield , a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England West Tanfield , a village in North Yorkshire, England Other [ edit ] Tanfield Group , a manufacturer of electric trucks and work platforms based in the United Kingdom Tanfield Railway , a tourist attraction in County Durham, England Tanfield School , County Durham, England Tanfield Valley , archaeological site on Baffin Island See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Tanfield Topics referred to by
75-645: Is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire , England. The River Leven (a tributary of the River Tees ) flows through the village, which lies just north of the North York Moors . According to the 2011 Census, the parish has a population of 4,455. Great Ayton's name derives from Old English Ea-tun , meaning 'river farm'. The river flowing through Great Ayton is the Leven , a tributary of
90-589: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Charlie Tanfield Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British racing cyclist , who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran and the Great Britain national track cycling team. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris winning the silver medal in the Team pursuit . He also competed at
105-567: The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the team pursuit . Tanfield was the 2018 Commonwealth Games individual pursuit champion, the 2018 World Championships team pursuit world champion and 2024 UEC European Track Championships team pursuit champion. Tanfield grew up in Great Ayton in North Yorkshire . He attended Stokesley School . He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships , winning
120-545: The River Tees . A later addition of the word 'great' differentiates the village from nearby Little Ayton . In the 18th and 19th centuries Great Ayton was a centre for the industries of weaving , tanning , brewing , and tile making. Subsequently, whinstone for road surfacing was also quarried from the Cleveland Dyke along with ironstone , jet and alum from the Cleveland Hills. Great Ayton
135-573: The evening service takes place in All Saints' Church, Great Ayton , the former parish church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church has an organ built by James Jepson Binns . There is also a Methodist Church , the Catholic St Margaret Clitherow's Church , and Great Ayton Quaker Meeting House in the village. James Cook's mother and siblings are buried in the churchyard of All Saints' Church . The village
150-446: The gold medal. Tanfield won silver in the team pursuit and gold in the individual pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he set of time of 4:11.455, the third fastest individual pursuit time in history. Tanfield went on to claim a second silver in the team pursuit at the 2022 Commonwealth Games . Tanfield won two more national titles at the 2023 British Cycling National Track Championships bringing his total to five at
165-504: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tanfield . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tanfield&oldid=1058330176 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732783306933180-425: The time. He won the individual pursuit for the second time and the team pursuit for the third time. He went on to win a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit, his second Olympic Games. His brother Harry Tanfield is also a cyclist and a silver medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road time trial. They were both born on the same day two years apart. Great Ayton Great Ayton
195-633: Was home to the Great Ayton Friends' School ( Quaker ) from 1841 until it closed in 1997. The village serves as the base for Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team . Great Ayton is at the foot of the Cleveland Hills beneath Easby Moor and the distinctively-shaped Roseberry Topping . The River Leven , a tributary of the River Tees , flows through the village and links its two centres, High Green and Low Green. The Cleveland Dyke,
210-724: Was in the Stokesley Rural District of the North Riding of Yorkshire . The centre is 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) from the nexus of Redcar and Cleveland , borough of Middlesbrough and the Hambleton districts. This is in keeping with the Langbaurgh hamlet as a historic meeting place of the Langbaurgh Wapentake . An electoral ward , of the same name, stretches east to Kildale with
225-506: Was the boyhood home of Captain Cook , the British explorer and navigator , who was born in nearby Marton . James Cook and his family moved to the village when he was eight years old and lived there until he was sixteen. The Cook family home on Bridge Street was built by James' father in 1755. The cottage was dismantled in 1934 to be shipped to Australia . Each stone was numbered so that
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