Castlelevington, or Castle Leavington is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the borough of Stockton on Tees

Stockton-on-Tees (borough)

Stockton-on-Tees is a unitary authority area and borough in the Tees Valley area of north east England, with a population in 2001 of 178,408, rising to 185,880 in 2005 estimates....

, in North East

North East England

North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...

 England

England

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. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 30.

The parish originated as a chapelry within the parish of Kirklevington

Kirklevington

Kirklevington is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just outside the town of Yarm.-History:...

, which as the name indicated was the seat of the. It became recognised as a separate civil parish in 1866. It formed part of the Stokesley Rural District

Stokesley Rural District

Stokesley was a rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after the town of Stokesley, which it contained....

 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

Yarm

Yarm is a small town and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees in North East England. It is on the south bank of the River Tees and for ceremonial purposes is in North Yorkshire...

, Hilton, Middleton-on-Leven

Middleton-on-Leven

Middleton-on-Leven is a hamlet and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to the River Leven, close to the border with Stockton-on-Tees and south west of Yarm. In the 2001 census, Middleton-on-Leven had a population of 97.Half a mile to the...

, and Crathorne

Crathorne, North Yorkshire

Crathorne is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The River Leven flows through the parish. The A19 used to run through the village before a dual carriageway was built in 1975...

. The parish covers a number of farms: there is no substantive by the name. In the far east of the parish is the motte

Motte-and-bailey

A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...

 that gives the parish its prefix. The eastern border is the River Leven

River Leven, North Yorkshire

The River Leven is a river in North Yorkshire, England and is a tributary to the River Tees. It rises on Warren Moor, part of Kildale Moor, in the North Yorks Moors and flows to the north of the moors to join the River Tees at Yarm.-Course:...

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