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Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Civil parish in England
Scosthrop
Civil parish
The Manor House
OS grid referenceSD900594
Civil parish
  • Scosthrop
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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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

  1. "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Malham Parish (E04007101)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. "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.
  4. "Scosthrop | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. 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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