Scosthrop

Scosthrop
Civil parish
The Manor House
OS grid reference	SD900594
Civil parish	Scosthrop
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°01′52″N2°09′07″W / 54.031°N 2.152°W / 54.031; -2.152

Scosthrop is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. ^[1] The population as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham. ^[2] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the settlement to have approximately 70 people. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5]}

Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. ^[6] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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.
6. "History of Scosthrop, in Craven and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

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