Up to 1800

C100AD	Coins from the early 2nd Century.
600	Occupation by Anglo-Saxons.
827	St Cuthbert’s Church, Kirkleatham. Viking hog-back graves.
840	Possible that a Church was founded around this time on the Coatham Marshes.
876	First mention of ‘Cleveland’ (the land of the cliffs) given to area.
1065	Encampment on Coatham marshes ‘Freedom Land’.
1068	Redcar – called Redcarre.
1069 1070	www.british-history.ac.uk At West Coatham there is an earthwork which, it is thought maybe the remains of the camp of refuge made in 1069-1070, by those who held out against William Ref-Atkinson
1070	JAN,1070. William the Conqueror set out with a strong force of soldiers from York to disband rebels and camp on Coatham Marshes. Rebels fled before their arrival.
Pre- Doomsday Book	A man named Copsi gave 50 acres of land REDKER to abbey at Durham. Salt from COTUM (Coatham) was provided to the local abbeys
1086	Doomsday – revealed the Redcar not mentioned but records show that permission was given for a church to be built on a portion of land in Redcar.
1071	Malcolm, King of Scotland, invaded area of the Tees.
1106	Robert de Brus came into possession of Marske & Redcar.
1150	Ivo De Grancetre gave a piece of land to build a church in Redcar (St Peters Church)
1165	Redcar called Redker.
1170	William de Argentein granted land at Redcar to Albert de Craster as the marriage portion of his sister Cristina.
1180	Redcar called Redcekerr
1200	In or around this date, record of a windmill situated Coatham High Street (mentioned in deeds dated 1537). Windmill named Cotum.
1203	King Edward re-confirmed the charter for the market and fair
1206	Coatham Port (at the order of King John) charged 1/15th, tax on all goods anchoring in the bay or going up river.
1208	Peter de Brus II granted Langbaurgh Charter. Rights also to freemen of the Wapentake of Langbaurgh.
1231	Ivo de Redcar gave 43 acres of land in Redcar to Guisborough Priory. The Abbeys of Rievaulx and Fountains also held land in Redcar.
1257	Marmaduke de Thweng obtained a licence to operate a market in Coatham this year.
1257	Cotum market and fair imported coal and lime. Small boats brought goods ashore. Hence name port..
1257	An act of Parliament allowed fishermen to sell their catch from open boats on the beach.
1271	Redcar called Ridecar and also Reddker.
1272	From this time, the lands of Redcar followed the same descent as those of Marske.
1280	Forest
1280	Lord Walter De Faucenberg was granted a licence to hunt wild board, deer and elk in ye forest of “Reidcarre”.
1281	One of the earliest mentions of Redcar when a ship was wrecked off the coast
1308	Cotum Church vicar, Master. de Osington had to appear to tell why he had sold the vicarage without authority. The Archbishop replaced him.
1322	Robert the Bruce invaded area around the Tees.
1348	Lasting only a short time a chantry established at Kirkleatham by a Rector called Thomas de Thweng
1360	Redcar market for buying and selling fish, although it is almost sure, that a market was in existence before this date, but no records available. Fishing was Redcar’s main activity until the 19th century.
1400 -1600	The Redcar fishermen are described as venturing out to sea through the openings in the dangerous reef of rocks in ‘cobles’ and selling a boat load of fish for 4 or 5 shillings.
1400	May have been a small chapel in or around 1400 in Redcar as in there was a chaplain recorded for Redcar named John de Redcar
1407	Redcar called Ridkere.
1407	The first recorded reference to Reddcar as a manor. It is doubtful whether it had a manorial existence separate from that of Marske.
1410	Redcar called Rydcar.
1470	First written reference to chapel near to Marsh House Farm – Robert Taylor died and left 12 pence to repair of ‘St. Sulpitius’ Chapel.
1470	Cotum Mill was mentioned in a deed in this year
1545	Sulpitius Chapel – (Location believed near Farm House Todd Point Road, Warrenby).
1596	Cotum miller William Crawe died and an application for the lease was made by John Glover.
1615	Redcar, however has the distinction of providing an early specimen of a huge fish on October 28th, 1615, as reported… Arounde the Teese mouthe off Redcare yn ye countie of Yorke says an old Chronicler ” There came upon land a mightie fishe ye lengthe whereupon was above nineteen yardes. Yn colour thys hughe serpante off ye sea was lyke the blewe skye and noe man hadd seen the lyke of before thys daye.
1619	John Turner appointed Treasurer of Hospitals for Wapepentake of Langbaurgh
1623	The Turner family purchased Kirkleatham estate which included Coatham.
1629	John Speed said, “Air is subtle and piercing which causeth people to live long and healthily”.
1669	Sir William Turner, Lord Mayor of London – before this date he was Sheriff.
1676	Sir William Turner built a (hospitality home type hospital) at Kirkleatham.
1698	Yeoman’s Cottage, High Street West. Oldest house occupied by John Agar, tally man to the Turner Family on ships using Coatham Port.
1703	Stockton Hotel and Wheatlands Farm built.
1705	Thomas Brown, hero Battle of Dettingen born at Kirkleatham.
1739	Mausoleum built beside St Cuthbert’s Church, Kirkleatham by the well know Turner family.
1760	23/02/1760 Act of Parliament passed that common fields, comprising of 400 acres was enclosed by consent of all parties. Land referred to as the Stell near Westdyke Lane. See also Where & When A Redcar Right of Road Case)
1761	Red Lion Inn. The oldest document relating to this old coaching inn was recorded this year.
1762	Sir Laurence Dundas purchased Marske Estate which included Redcar.
1764	17th Century Kirkleatham Hall renovated.
1770	Bathing machines were introduced by Sir Charles Turner on Coatham Beach.
1771	James Cook Senior came to live in Redcar.
1778	Crown and Anchor built as private house, 1967 saw it demolished and built as a pub bearing the same name.
1779	Captain Cooks father (James Snr) died on 1st April, and was buried at St. Germain’s, Marske.
1786	Friday, 24th November 1786. Records show that the smuggling trade upon our coastline greatly increased around this date. Many thousands of gallons of spirits were landed between Redcar and Robin Hood’s Bay.
1788	Sir William Turner – bored for coal, not a success.
1790	After Riedcarre, Ridekarre, Reddkerr, Redcarre, the village was called Redcar. (Saxon for marsh is ‘carr’)
1794	Lord Dundas – bored for coal, not a success.
1796	Sir Charles Turner married Teresa Newcomen in 1796.
1798	Margaret (sister of James Cook) and married to James Fleck (Master Mariner) died August 9th. Aged 26, buried at St .Germain’s, Marske.
1800	Approximate date when present wide High Street came into being, and when town became a fashionable bathing resort.

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