Scotton, West Riding
| Scotton | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 The Guy Fawkes public house (centre) | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE327592 |
| Location: | 54°1’40"N, 1°30’15"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 624 (2011) |
| Post town: | Knaresborough |
| Postcode: | HG5 |
| Dialling code: | 01423 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Harrogate |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Harrogate and Knaresborough |
Scotton is a small village in the West Riding of Yorkshire; a small place, with a population of 624 at the 2011 census.
The village is just north of the River Nidd, where it flows through the Nidd Gorge.[1][2] However it is not of Nidderdale itself; all the streams flowing through the village and the parish run eastwards by way of the River Tutt to empty into the River Ure in Wensleydale.
Scotton may be found three miles north of Harrogate, and a mile north-west of Knaresborough.
Churches
- Church of England: St Thomas the Apostle: the church was consecrated in May 1889; before this, worship used to be held in a house in the village.[3][4]
- Methodist: Scotton Methodist Church[5]
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book as Scotone[6] and is listed as belonging to Gilbert Tison with only two households.[7]
Scotton was the home of Guy Fawkes during his teenage years,[8] The village still has a traditional Guy Fawkes Night celebration, which is popular for miles around, but they do not burn their fomer neighbour in effigy as in other villages.[9] One of the old houses near the present-day church was the setting of a local folktale that the Gunpowder plot was concocted there; however, Speight determines that there is no evidence that Fawkes visited the village after 1603, which makes this tale extremely unlikely.[10]
About the village
The local pub is the Guy Fawkes Arms.[11][12]
Scotton has a village hall,[13] but no shop, as the post office closed down rather than become a national lottery outlet.
- Cricket: Scotton Cricket Club
- Football: boys and girls junior football teams
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Scotton, West Riding) |
References
- ↑ A History of Scotton, in Harrogate and West Riding on Vision of Britain
- ↑ Martel, Stuart (17 February 2016). "Get away from it all with the magic of Nidd Gorge". York Press. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/lifestyle/countrywalks/14282378.get-away-from-it-all-with-the-magic-of-nidd-gorge/. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ Speight 1906, pp. 316–317.
- ↑ "Scotton: St Thomas - A Church Near You". https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/3202/. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome to Scotton Methodist Church". http://niddvalleymethodist.org.uk/the-churches/scotton/welcome-to-scotton-methodist-church.html. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ Speight 1906, p. 317.
- ↑ Scotton, West Riding in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Scotton - the peaceful village that was Guy Fawkes' teenage home". The Harrogate Advertiser. 3 November 2017. https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/scotton-the-peaceful-village-that-was-guy-fawkes-teenage-home-1-8837243. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ 'Scotton bonfire will be back but will never burn a Guy': The Stray Ferret, 5 November 2020
- ↑ Speight 1906, p. 322.
- ↑ "Terrorists down the ages". York Press. 2 November 2001. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7935315.terrorists-down-the-ages/. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Cheers! - See which York, Selby and Harrogate pubs have been added to the Good Beer Guide". York Press. 25 September 2016. https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14763728.cheers-see-which-york-selby-and-harrogate-pubs-have-been-added-to-the-good-beer-guide/. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ↑ "Scotton Village Hall". http://scottonvillagehall.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Speight, Harry (1906). Nidderdale, from Nun Monkton to Whernside; being a record of the history, antiquities, scenery, old homes, families, &c., of the beautiful valley of the Nidd. London: E Stock. OCLC 6678660.
