West Ayton

West Ayton

West Ayton West Ayton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	881 (2011 census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE986847
Civil parish	West Ayton
District	Scarborough
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district	YO13
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°14′55″N 0°29′12″W / 54.248700°N 0.486700°W / 54.248700; -0.486700

The 14th century Ayton Castle, between East Ayton and West Ayton

West Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

According to the 2011 UK census, West Ayton parish had a population of 881,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 831.^[2]

The ruins of Ayton castle can be found to the east of the village. The tower dates back to 1390 and was built by Ralph Eure. During the 1670s, stone from the castle was used to rebuild the bridge over the River Derwent.^[3]

References

1 2 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: West Ayton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: West Ayton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
↑ Salter, Mike (2001). The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire.

External links

Media related to West Ayton at Wikimedia Commons

Ceremonial county of North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Unitary authorities	Middlesbrough Redcar and Cleveland Stockton-on-Tees (part) City of York

Boroughs or districts	Craven Hambleton Harrogate Richmondshire Ryedale Scarborough Selby

Major settlements	Bedale Bentham Boroughbridge Catterick Garrison Colburn Easingwold Eston Filey Grassington Guisborough Harrogate Hawes Haxby Helmsley Ingleby Barwick Kirkbymoorside Knaresborough Leyburn Loftus Malton Masham Middleham Middlesbrough Northallerton Norton-on-Derwent Pateley Bridge Pickering Redcar Richmond Ripon Saltburn-by-the-Sea Scarborough Selby Settle Skelton-in-Cleveland Skipton South Bank Stokesley Tadcaster Thirsk Thornaby-on-Tees Whitby Yarm York See also: List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire

Rivers	Aire Derwent Esk Foss Leven Ouse Ribble Swale Tees Ure Wharfe

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