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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
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'''Cloughton''' (pronounced ''Clow-tun'') is a small village and [[civil parish]] in the [[Scarborough (borough)|Scarborough]] district of [[North Yorkshire]], England.
'''Cloughton''' (pronounced ''Klow-tun'')<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Pointon |editor1-first=G.&nbsp;E. |title=BBC pronouncing dictionary of British names |date=1987 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-1921-2976-7 |page=55 |edition=2}}</ref> is a small village and [[civil parish]] in the former [[Scarborough (borough)|Scarborough]] district of [[North Yorkshire]], England.


== History ==
== History ==
The settlement is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Cloctune'', and translates from [[Old English]] as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cloughton {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TA0094/cloughton/ |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-869103-3 |page=113 |edition=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A.&nbsp;H.&nbsp;|title=The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire |date=1979|orig-date=1928|oclc= 19714705|publisher=English Place Name Society|page=108}}</ref>
The settlement is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] as ''Cloctune'', and translates from [[Old English]] as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).<ref>{{cite web |title=Cloughton {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TA0094/cloughton/ |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-869103-3 |page=113 |edition=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A.&nbsp;H. |title=The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire |date=1979|orig-date=1928|oclc= 19714705|publisher=English Place Name Society|page=108}}</ref>
[[File:The Blacksmiths Arms Cloughton.jpg|thumb|left|The Blacksmiths Arms]]
[[File:The Blacksmiths Arms Cloughton.jpg|thumb|left|The Blacksmiths Arms]]
[[St Mary's Church, Cloughton]] lies in the village, as do two pubs – the [[Blacksmiths Arms, Cloughton|Blacksmiths Arms]] and the Red Lion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lion Inn, Cloughton |url=https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/red-lion-inn-cloughton-152210 |website=camra.org.uk |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called ''Cober Hill''. It has cricket and football pitches. The church was demolished in 1831, and rebuilt completely in 1889 and is now a grade II listed structure.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Mary |num= 1253629|grade=II|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |title=Yorkshire, the North Riding |date=2002|orig-date=1966 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=London |isbn=0-300-09665-8 |page=123}}</ref>
[[St Mary's Church, Cloughton]] lies in the village, as do two pubs – the [[Blacksmiths Arms, Cloughton|Blacksmiths Arms]] and the Red Lion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Lion Inn, Cloughton |url=https://www1.camra.org.uk/pubs/red-lion-inn-cloughton-152210 |website=camra.org.uk |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called ''Cober Hill''. It has cricket and football pitches. The church was demolished in 1831, and rebuilt completely in 1889 and is now a grade II listed structure.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Mary |num= 1253629|grade=II|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |title=Yorkshire, the North Riding |date=2002|orig-date=1966 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=London |isbn=0-300-09665-8 |page=123}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
It is situated approximately {{convert|5.8|mi}} north of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] town centre.{{sfn|CCA|2011|p=6}} Between 1885 and 1865, Cloughton had a railway station on the line between Whitby and Scarborough.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoole |first1=K. |title=Railway stations of the North East |date=1985 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-8527-5 |page=158}}</ref> The abandoned trackbed of the railway is now a popular bridleway connecting Whitby and Scarborough.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cinder Track Burniston to Cloughton Improvement Scheme |url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cd6b43a4f00b4babba26c4cf0bb84b8d |website=storymaps.arcgis.com |access-date=3 October 2024 |date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
It is situated approximately {{convert|5.8|mi}} north of [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] town centre.

The [[A171 road]] runs through the village which has a regular bus service (the X93) between Middlesbrough and Scarborough.{{sfn|CCA|2011|p=6}}<ref>{{cite web |title=X93 - Middlesbrough - Guisborough - Whitby - Scarborough |url=https://bustimes.org/services/x93-middlesbrough-scarborough-northstead-2 |website=bustimes.org |access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>

== Governance ==


According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], Cloughton parish had a population of 687,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011
According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]], Cloughton parish had a population of 687,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011
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</ref> Historically the village was in the [[wapentake]] of [[Pickering Lythe]] in the North Riding of Yorkshire.{{sfn|Page|1968|p=477}} It was formed into the parish of Scalby in 1831 along with [[Burniston]], Newby, [[Staintondale]] and [[Throxenby]]. In 1874, Cloughton was formed into its own chapelry with Burniston and Staintondale,{{sfn|Page|1968|p=476}} and in 1974, it was moved into the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite book |title=Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes |date=2021 |orig-date=1986 |publisher=North Yorkshire County Council |location=Northallerton |isbn=0 906035 29 5 |page=9}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
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=== Sources ===
=== Sources ===
*{{cite report|title= Cloughton Conservation Area |url=https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/planning/building-conservation/conservation-areas/conservation-area-appraisal-and-management-plans/Cloughton-Character-Appraisal-final-web-version.pdf|website=northyorkmoors.org|date=2011|publisher=Scarborough Borough Council|location=Scarborough|access-date=3 October 2024|ref={{harvid|CCA|2011}} }}
*{{cite report|title= Cloughton Conservation Area |url=https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/planning/building-conservation/conservation-areas/conservation-area-appraisal-and-management-plans/Cloughton-Character-Appraisal-final-web-version.pdf|website=northyorkmoors.org|date=2011|publisher=Scarborough Borough Council|location=Scarborough|access-date=3 October 2024|ref={{harvid|CCA|2011}} }}
*{{cite book |last1=Page |first1=William |title=The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding volume 2 |date=1968 |publisher=Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research |location=London |isbn=0712903100}}


==External links==
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54°20′09″N 0°26′57″W / 54.33583°N 0.44917°W / 54.33583; -0.44917

Cloughton (pronounced Klow-tun)[2] is a small village and civil parish in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

History

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The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cloctune, and translates from Old English as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).[3][4][5]

The Blacksmiths Arms

St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion.[6] It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches. The church was demolished in 1831, and rebuilt completely in 1889 and is now a grade II listed structure.[7][8]

Transport

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It is situated approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) north of Scarborough town centre.[9] Between 1885 and 1865, Cloughton had a railway station on the line between Whitby and Scarborough.[10] The abandoned trackbed of the railway is now a popular bridleway connecting Whitby and Scarborough.[11]

The A171 road runs through the village which has a regular bus service (the X93) between Middlesbrough and Scarborough.[9][12]

Governance

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According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.[13] The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.[14] Historically the village was in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[15] It was formed into the parish of Scalby in 1831 along with Burniston, Newby, Staintondale and Throxenby. In 1874, Cloughton was formed into its own chapelry with Burniston and Staintondale,[16] and in 1974, it was moved into the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire.[17]

Notable people

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Craig White, Yorkshire cricketer, lives in Cloughton. It was also the home of the Reverend G. P. Taylor, author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood. Craig Hiley, Yorkshire Photographer, lives in Cloughton.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (1170217328)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ Pointon, G. E., ed. (1987). BBC pronouncing dictionary of British names (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-1921-2976-7.
  3. ^ "Cloughton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. ^ Smith, A. H. (1979) [1928]. The Place Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place Name Society. p. 108. OCLC 19714705.
  6. ^ "Red Lion Inn, Cloughton". camra.org.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II) (1253629)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (2002) [1966]. Yorkshire, the North Riding. London: Yale University Press. p. 123. ISBN 0-300-09665-8.
  9. ^ a b CCA 2011, p. 6.
  10. ^ Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 158. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
  11. ^ "Cinder Track Burniston to Cloughton Improvement Scheme". storymaps.arcgis.com. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ "X93 - Middlesbrough - Guisborough - Whitby - Scarborough". bustimes.org. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  13. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (36UG008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Cloughton Parish Council". Cloughton Parish Council. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  15. ^ Page 1968, p. 477.
  16. ^ Page 1968, p. 476.
  17. ^ Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 9. ISBN 0 906035 29 5.

Sources

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  • Cloughton Conservation Area (PDF). northyorkmoors.org (Report). Scarborough: Scarborough Borough Council. 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  • Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. ISBN 0712903100.
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