Scotton, North Riding
| Scotton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Kestrel Drive, Scotton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE192957 |
| Location: | 54°21’24"N, 1°42’18"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,810 (2011) |
| Post town: | Catterick Garrison |
| Postcode: | DL9 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Richmondshire |
Scotton is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, to the south of Catterick Garrison and running into it to become effectively a suburb. It is three and a half miles south-west of Catterick village, and four miles south of Richmondshire's main town, Richmond.
History
In the 1870s, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scotton:
- SCOTTON, a township in Catterick and Patrick-Brompton parishes, N. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles S S E of Richmond. Acres, 1, 500. Real property, £1, 203. Pop, 111. Houses, 23. The manor belongs to Lord Wenlock.[1]
Scotton is now categorised as being a 'small town surrounded by inhabited countryside' by the Office for National Statistics.[2] Since the opening of the army barracks in Catterick, there has been a growth of housing in Scotton, to accommodate families and dependants of the army personnel based in the nearby town. Typical housing types in Scotton are semi-detached and terraced housing.
According to census information, between 1881 and 1951, the population of Scotton increased from 116 to 7,655. This major influx in population was most likely due to the opening of Catterick Garrison army barracks at the beginning of the First World War in 1914, when it was founded by Lord Baden Powell.[3] During the Second World War Catterick Garrison was home to over 40,000 military personnel and in 2012 it was still home to 13,000; so dependants of these service personnel living in Scotton would have led to this increase in population.
Before the development of Catterick Garrison, Scotton was a country estate. Scotton Hall, its park, Scotton Lodge and Scotton Cottage are now surrounded by army barracks.[4]
Churches
Scotton lies within the ecclesiastical parish of Hipswell and is served by the church of St John the Evangelist, Hipswell Road, Hipswell.[5] The current church building was built in 1811, but before that there was a chapel nearby Hipswell Hall, that dated back to the 1200 or 1300s. The chapel became a parish in 1664, when a congregation was formed from the local area.[6]
Other churches in the vicinity include St Joan of Arc and St Anne, both located in Catterick. There is evidence of St Anne church dating back to the 7th century and further evidence of a Saxon church having been built on the current site. The present doorway dates back to 1150 and St Anne is referred to in the Doomsday Book.[7]
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References
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius: Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (A. Fullerton & Co., 1870)
- ↑ "Socio-demographic Data: Scotton.". British Streets. http://www.britishstreets.info/church-road-scotton-catterick-garrison-north-yorkshire. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "'Snapshot' of History at Catterick Garrison". BBC News, York and North Yorkshire. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19272008. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Scotton". Visitor UK, Welcome to Richmond.. http://www.visitoruk.com/richmond/scotton-C592-V17117.html. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "Hello and Welcome". The Churches of Hipswell Parish. http://www.hipswellparish.org.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ "A Brief History, St John the Evangelist, Hipswell.". The Churches of Hipswell Parish. http://www.hipswellparish.org.uk/example-page/a-brief-history/. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ↑ "St Anne, Catterick.". A Church Near You. (C of E). http://www.achurchnearyou.com/catterick-st-anne/. Retrieved 30 April 2013.