Civil parish in England
Scosthrop | |
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Civil parish | |
The Manor House | |
OS grid reference | SD900594 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SKIPTON |
Postcode district | BD23 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
54°01′52″N 2°09′07″W / 54.031°N 2.152°W / 54.031; -2.152 |
Scosthrop is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the settlement to have approximately 70 people.
Scosthorp was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to William the Conqueror, and the name means from Skott's outlying farmstead, with Skott being a personal name from Old Norse.
References
- "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Malham Parish (E04007101)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "Scosthrop | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- Smith, A. H. (1961). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire / 6, East and west Staincliffe and Ewcross wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 143. OCLC 310652595.
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