Lockton
| Lockton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE843899 |
| Location: | 54°17’54"N, 0°42’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 332 (2011) |
| Post town: | Pickering |
| Postcode: | YO18 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Lockton is a small village in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is on the North York Moors about four miles north-east of Pickering. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Levisham.
The village is often used as a base by tourists visiting the nearby Dalby Forest.[1]
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The village appears in the Domesday Book as Lochetun.[2] The name is believed to derive from the Old English of Locan tun, meaning the enclosure of Loca's people.[3]
The 2011 census recoded a population of 332, which included nearby Levisham.
The Church of St Giles dates back to the 13th century (nave and chancel) with a 15th-century tower. The structure is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
In 1961, a Royal Observer Corps watching post with associated bunker was opened up just to the south of the village. It was closed down seven years later in 1968, but the above ground vents and access structures can still be seen.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Lockton) |
References
- ↑ Behrens, David (30 May 2018). "Lockton – Tiny moors village where more than one in 20 is a professional artist". The Yorkshire Post. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/lockton-tiny-moors-village-where-more-than-one-in-20-is-a-professional-artist-1-9184861. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Lockton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 302 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ National Heritage List 1260741: Church of St Giles (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "LOCKTON Yorkshire". http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/db/988105533.html. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
