Castlelevington

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Castlelevington
Civil parish
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Country England
Primary council Stockton-on-Tees
County North Yorkshire
Region North East England
Status Parish
Government
 • EU Parliament North East England
Population (2001)
 • Total 30

Castlelevington, or Castle Leavington is a civil parish in the borough of Stockton on Tees, in North East England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 30.

The parish originated as a chapelry within the parish of Kirklevington, which as the name indicated was the seat of the.[clarification needed] It became recognised as a separate civil parish in 1866. It formed part of the Stokesley Rural District from 1894 to 1974, when it became part of the borough of Stockton.

The parish constitutes an area to the east of the parish of Kirklevington, also bordering the parishes of Yarm, Hilton, Middleton-on-Leven, and Crathorne. It covers a number of farms: there is no substantive by the name.[clarification needed] In the far east of the parish is the motte that gives the parish its prefix.[citation needed] The eastern border is the River Leven.

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