Scosthrop

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Scosthrop
Civil parish
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The Manor House
OS grid reference SD900594
Civil parish
  • Scosthrop
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SKIPTON
Postcode district BD23
Police North Yorkshire
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Ambulance Yorkshire
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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]

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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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