Botton
| Botton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Botton Mill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NZ696040 |
| Location: | 54°25’39"N, 0°55’43"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Whitby |
| Postcode: | YO21 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Scarborough |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scarborough and Whitby |
Botton is a small village in The North Riding of Yorkshire. It stands on the North York Moors, in the bounds of the National Park. The village mainly a Camphill Community for people with learning disabilities.[1]
The origins of Botton village
Botton was founded in 1955 on the initiative of the Camphill community and initial direction of Peter Roth. It was the first organisation of its kind within the anthroposophical social therapeutic work specifically for people with disability after they reached adulthood.[2][3] It is home to more than 230 people, around 100 of whom are adults with learning disabilities. Many people who live there, live in shared family-style homes together with co-workers, others are supported in shared accommodation with friends or live independently. There are five biodynamic farms located around the village. The community works together on these farms, each person contributing according to his or her ability.
In the village there are many different workshops where villagers make products which are sold to the public via a number of outlets. There are also three shops: a gift shop, for visitors, with items from both Botton and other Camphill villages; a village store, which is the village food shop and a "Coffee Bar" where the villagers and co-workers congregate in the evening to chat and play board games.
In 2005, the village featured in a Channel 4 documentary entitled Botton, the strangest village in Britain.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Botton) |
References
- ↑ The Camphill Village Trust: Find us
- ↑ Geschichte der anthroposophischen Heilpädagogik und Sozialtherapie - Entwicklung und Aufgabenfelder 1920 bis 1980 Volker Frielingsdorf, Rüdiger Grimm, Brigitte Kaldenberg, Verlag am Goetheanum 2013, ISBN 9783723514788, p. 425
- ↑ The Builders of Camphill: Lives and Destinies of the Founders Edited by Friedwart Bock, Floris Books, 2004 ISBN 9780863154423
- ↑ The Strangest Village in Britain Channel4.com
