Castleton, Yorkshire
| Castleton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 A view over Castleton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ688081 |
| Location: | 54°27’49"N, -0°56’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Whitby |
| Postcode: | YO21 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scarborough |
Castleton is a village on the River Esk in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It can be found seven miles south-east of Guisborough, on the North York Moors.
There was once a mediæval castle sited on Castle Hill: it is thought to have been abandoned when Danby Castle was built.[1]
Castleton has a local school, church and a public house, The Downe Arms,[2] as well as a small supermarket and a tea room.[3][4] The village is a centre for walking, birdwatching, shooting and many other pursuits.
It is said that Castleton was named after a castle built near the River Esk.[5]
The village has a clapper bridge that spans Danby Beck; this bridge is a Grade II listed structure.[6][7]
In times past Castleton was the main market and industrial town serving Upper Eskdale.[8] There were annual wool, cheese and cattle fairs, cheese market and a silk mill.[9] There is a show held at Castleton every September on the second Saturday in the month.[10]
Transport
Castleton is served by Castleton Moor railway station on the Esk Valley Line[11] roughly halfway between Middlesbrough and Whitby.
The Esk Valley Walk runs through the village.[12]
Local legend
The severed hand, known popularly as the Danby Hand of Glory, was found hidden in a wall of a thatched cottage in Castleton in 1935. The hand is now on display at the Whitby Museum in Pannett Park, Whitby.[13]
Sport
- Cricket: Castleton Cricket Club, established in 1972:[14] its ground is based on the northern edge of the village
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Castleton Castle". http://www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk/gazetteer/castleton_castle.html. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome to The Downe Arms". http://www.thedownearms.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "The Eskdale Inn". http://www.theeskdalecastleton.co.uk/. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ Wilkinson, George (17 November 2012). "Castleton country walk". York Press. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/lifestyle/countrywalks/10055175.Castleton_country_walk/. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 89 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ National Heritage List 1433734: Clapper Bridge carrying Ashfield Road/Wandels Lane across Danby Beck (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Why Yorkshire’s rare lamps and old bridge must be protected". Yorkshire Post. 19 December 2016. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/our-yorkshire/heritage/why-yorkshire-s-rare-lamps-and-old-bridge-must-be-protected-1-8295435. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ Information on Castleton, Yorkshire from GENUKI
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 2 pp 332-340: Parishes: Danby (Victoria County History)
- ↑ "Visit Yorkshire Tourism Link". http://www.visityorkshire.co.uk/frames/frame.asp?type=attractions&id=99346. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Castleton Moor, North Yorkshire: travel and leisure information". http://www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk/stations/castletonmoor.html. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Esk Valley Walk - LDWA Long Distance Paths". https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=esk+valley+walk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Hand of Glory". http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/collections/hogg.php. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ↑ "Castleton Cricket Club". Castleton CC. 6 January 2021. https://www.getthedata.com/sport/castleton-cricket-club-1040416. Retrieved 15 October 2021.