Sawdon
| Sawdon | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Main street through Sawdon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE943848 |
| Location: | 54°15’2"N, 0°33’12"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Scarborough |
| Postcode: | YO13 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Scarborough and Whitby |
Sawdon is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, about eight miles west of Scarborough.[1] As the population is less than 100, details are included in the data for Brompton Parish.
The village lies a mile and three quarters north of Brompton, which is on the A170 road connecting Pickering with Scarborough.[1] It lies at the northern edge of the Vale of Pickering with Hackness Forest and the North York Moors National Park directly to the north of the village.
Whilst the village is not mentioned specifically by name in the Domesday Book, its name is recorded as far back as 1290 as Saldene, which means Sallow Valley.[2] However, the manor of Sawdon was included in the Domesday survey for the area in and around Brompton.[3] No churches were built in the village, but in 1823, a Wesleyan chapel was erected on the main road through the settlement.[4] This is now a private dwelling.[5]
From 2012 Sawdon Village Hall was selected as the site for fundraising events by the charity Astronomy Wise. These events see a large gathering of astronomers and visitors at the building throughout the year. Regular meetings usually take place on the second Friday of every month excluding the summer months.[4]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information on Sawdon from GENUKI
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 405 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ A History of the County of York: North Riding - Volume 2 pp 424-430: Parishes: Brompton (Victoria County History)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robinson, Maureen (27 November 2015). "Your Day Out: Perfect for crisp cold days". The Scarborough News. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/your-day-out-perfect-for-crisp-cold-days-1-7591123. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ "Genuki: The ex-Wesleyan Chapel, Sawdon, Yorkshire (North Riding)". https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/NRY/BromptonBySawdon/PhotoFrames/SawdonExWes1823. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
