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Les Clarkson & Son

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19 Dale Grove
Leyburn, North Yorkshire
DL8 5JG


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clarkson

This is one of the patronymic forms of the early medieval English surname Clark or Clerk. The surname is an occupational term for a scribe or secretary, or in some cases for a member of a minor religious order, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "clerec, clerc", priest, reinforced by the Old French "clerc", introduced after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and both derived from the Latin "clericus". The word "clerc" originally meant only a member of a religious order, but since the clergy of minor orders were permitted to marry, and so to found families, the surname became established in the early Middle Ages. The term "clerk" gradually came to be used of any literate man, particulary professional secretaries, since virtually all the population in medieval Europe were unable to read or write except members of a religious order. The patronymic forms of Clark are Clarkson, Clarson and Clarkstone. One Ralph Clarkson is recorded in the Register of the Guild of the Corpus Christi in the City of York for 1491. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alan le Clerkissone, which was dated 1306, in the "Feet of Fines of Suffolk", during the reign of King Edward 1, known as "The Hammer of the Scots", 1272 - 1307

leyburn

Leyburn is a busy market town and civil parish in the borough of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from ''Ley'' or ''Le'' (clearing), and ''burn'' (stream), meaning clearing by the stream. leyburn boasts two markets, several pubs, two banks with cash machines, and many small specialty stores. Market day is Friday. It is served by local buses that connect to Richmond, Hawes, and Bedale. The local Rotary Club sponsors the annual Wensleydale Wander in March or April. The Wander is an organised walk with two options; a shorter walk of 12 miles and a longer walk of 22 miles.
leyburn has a population of 2208 (2001 census) but this swells in summer due to its picturesque position in proximity to the Yorkshire Dales national park. It contains a range of public services, with two primary schools and a secondary school which serves the whole of Wensleydale, a police station, and a medical centre. A wide range of independently owned shops are situated around a market square with a number of pubs and bars to entertain tourists and locals. It is home to Tennant''s auction house, a small department store called Milners and others, including: Campbells supermarket, a chocolate shop, a range of oriental takeaways, electrical stores, a hunting and sports shop, and also an art shop.

Annually there is a Dales Festival of Food and Drink, held over May Day bank holiday weekend and also an annual Wensleydale Agricultural Show at the end of August.

Although a small town, Leyburn is home to a small cinema named "the Picture House" and to a railway station on the re-opened Wensleydale Railway which offers tourist rides throughout the dale, mostly on diesel multiple units but occasionally on a steam train. The town of Leyburn has got a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) antiques centre on Harmby Road. The town also has a local market in the town centre every Friday and a farmers'' market which specialises in local meats once a month.

Leyburn has also appeared in various television programmes including: The Department Store: Milners, on BBC4 in 2008, and has featured in the 1960s-set drama series, Heartbeat.