MANFIELD, a parish partly in the western, but
chiefly in the eastern, division of the wapentake of GILLING,
North riding of the county of YORK, 4 miles
(W. by S.) from Darlington, containing, with the township
of Cliffe, 493 inhabitants. The living is a vicarage
in the archdeaconry of Richmond, and diocese of Chester,
rated in the king's books at £6. 1. 3., and in the
patronage of the Crown. The church, dedicated to
All Saints, is a handsome ancient structure, with a fine
tower. Here is a free school, with an endowment of
£10 a year, payable out, of the income arising from
the charity estate of the parish.