Staxton
| Staxton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Staxton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA015795 |
| Location: | 54°11’53"N, 0°26’45"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Scarborough |
| Postcode: | YO12 |
| Dialling code: | 01944 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ryedale |
Staxton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, a mile south of the River Hertford, whose original course marks the boundary with the North Riding of Yorkshire.
The village is about eight miles from Scarborough town centre.
This is a linear settlement situated in the south easterly edge of the Vale of Pickering. The village is one of several which follow what would have been the shoreline of the lake, dubbed "Lake Pickering", that filled the valley in the last Ice Age.
The River Hertford to the north of the village is a tributary to the River Derwent. It has been straightened to allow increased farming of the valley.
Staxton Hill is south of the village and is the northerly edge of the Yorkshire Wolds, with its highest point at 492 feet above sea level.
Land use in the area is mainly for settlements or farming, with a small wood and disused quarry on top of Staxton Hill.
History
The name of Staxton comes from Norse and Old Engl;ish roots, meaning a village owned by a man by the name of Stakkr. It is found as Stacstone in the Domesday Book of 1086. There have been several archaeological digs around the Staxton area finding human bodies and other items.
In 1937 RAF Staxton Wold, a Royal Air Force radar station, was set up at the top of Staxton Hill and is currently the oldest serving radar station.
About the village
Other businesses in the village consist of the Hare and Hounds pub, which is over 200 years old built to serve passing horse-drawn coaches and still receives trade from passing motorists on the A64, a butchers, a garage, a chipshop and a petrol station just outside the village. The village post office and general shop was closed due to increased competition from super markets and increased accessibility to Scarborough.
The village hall opened on 1 March 1938.
Staxton Cricket Club was formed in 1849
In 2009 the first Staxtonbury Music Festival began.
Outside links
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