Scampston

Scampston is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974, the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. It lies close to the A64 road,approximately 3 miles east of Malton. The village is part of the Rillington ward an electoral area covered by Ryedale District Council and is currently represented by Cllr Nathan Garbutt Moore.

Scampston
Scampston
Location within North Yorkshire
Population313 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE860754
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
Dialling code01944
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

The village has a bakery and coffee shop.

Scampston Hall is also located in the village. Scampston's Lodge Park is one of the finest holiday lodge parks in the North of England. Set within the beautiful parkland of Scampston Hall.

Scampston whose name was variously written in ancient documents, Scamestun, Skameston, Skameston, and Skampston, and which was probably derived from a personal name.

Scampston was the birthplace of William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer, the first member of the British Parliament to be impeached, in 1376.[2]

References

  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Scampston Parish (E04007626)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Rillington, an East Yorkshire village". Timothy J. Owston. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

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