Egton

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St Hilda's Church, built 1879, replaced an earlier 14th century structure
St Hilda's Church, built 1879, replaced an earlier 14th century structure

Egton is a large village in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England about 5 miles west of Whitby. There is a nearby village called Egton Bridge which is home to Egton railway station. The village was included in the Survey of English Dialects. Unlike the other sites, a full book was written on the local dialect by Hans Tidholm.[1] Being a very isolated village, its ways of speech were very unusual in Britain.

Egton is home to the Egton Road Race or Gooseberry Run, an annual charity race around the village. The 2008 Road Race will take place on Sunday June 8th.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0097-8507(198306)59%3A2%3C441%3ATDOEIN%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6

Coordinates: 54°26′N, 0°45′W

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