Preston Grammar School in Stokesley dates 1832

John Preston was a local attorney who died in 1814 leaving £2000 to establish a school, however a long a protracted legal battle followed about other parts of the will.

The school was opened in 1832 by Archdeacon Harcourt with Rev T Todd appointed as headmaster

It remained a school until 1908 and is now the first time a pizza shop has appeared on this website.