CASTLETON is a market town in the parish of Danby, with a station on the North Yorkshire and Cleveland branch of the North Eastern railway, and is 12 miles east from Stokesley, in the Whitby division of the Riding, in Danby township and parish, east division of Langbaurgh liberty, petty sessional division of Langbaurgh East, Guisborough union and county court district of Whitby. There is an iron church here, erected as a chapel of ease to Danby, and licensed by the archbishop for divine service, which is held every Sunday and on Wednesday evenings: there are 150 sittings. The Wesleyan chapel here was built in 1871; the Primitive Methodist chapel in 1861, and there is also a Friends’ meeting house. The Temperance Hall, erected in 1869, will hold 200 persons. The New Hall, erected in 1901, by Viscount Downe K.C.V.O. will hold about 300 persons, and is used for public meetings, entertainments &c. A market is held here on Friday, a sheep fair on the second Monday in October and a cheese fair in October. On the land now occupied by Miss Dale, and still known as “Castle Hill,” formerly stood a castle, built by the De Brus or Bruce family during the Norman period. The population is included with that of Danby.

The Castleton, Fryup & Commondale group of elementary schools are controlled by 12 managers; Fredk Flintoff, chairman.

Public Elementary school, erected in 1874, for 129 children; average attendance, 70.