Egton

Egton

High Street, Egton
Egton
 Egton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 448 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ808063
Civil parishEgton
DistrictScarborough
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WHITBY
Postcode district YO21
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentScarborough and Whitby
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°26′45″N 0°45′17″W / 54.445800°N 0.754800°W / 54.445800; -0.754800

Egton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough local administration district of North Yorkshire county, England, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Whitby, and located within the North York Moors National Park. There is a nearby village called Egton Bridge, which is home to Egton railway station. The village was included in the Survey of English Dialects, published in various forms between 1962 and 1996. Unlike the other sites, a full book was written on the local dialect by Hans Tidholm.[2] Being a very isolated village, its ways of speech were very unusual in Britain.

According to the 2011 UK census, Egton parish had a population of 448,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 459.[3]

Egton is home to the Egton Road Race or Gooseberry Run, an annual charity race around the village.

St Hilda's Church, built 1879, replaced an earlier 14th century structure

Egton is an important local centre for family history. Prior to 1880, many important Birth,Marriage and Death records were administered from Egton parish. The church in Egton holds detailed transcriptions of parish records. The cemetery is half a mile west, at the old church site. After 1870 many parishioners were buried at nearby Aislaby.

References

  1. 1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Egton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Tidholm, Hans. The Dialect of Egton in North Yorkshire.
  3. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Egton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

Media related to Egton at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/6/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.