Commondale

Commondale
Commondale  Commondale shown within North Yorkshire
Population	129 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ661105
Civil parish	Commondale
District	Scarborough
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITBY
Postcode district	YO21
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°29′09″N 0°58′49″W / 54.485700°N 0.980400°W

Commondale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England that lies within the North York Moors National Park.

The village is served by Commondale railway station. It has a small pub called "The Cleveland Inn"

Stained glass windows on the NE side of Commondale church. Commondale was once a centre of brick-making and the church is unusual in being built in local brick rather than stone.

According to the 2011 UK census, Commondale parish had a population of 129,^[1] the same as in the 2001 UK census.^[2]

Commondale is also the home of Cleveland County Scout campsite known as Ravengill Campsite. This is used by scouts and other youth groups from all around the world. This provides a good trade for the village pub and also promotes good farming practice in the area.

Connected to Whitby, Middlesbrough and Newcastle through the Esk Valley Railway, this small village is the definition of the North York Moors.

References

1. "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Commondale CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Commondale CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.

External links

• Media related to Commondale at Wikimedia Commons