Stockton-on-the-Forest

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Stockton-on-the-Forest
Stockton-on-the-Forest shown within North Yorkshire
Population	1,261 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE656560
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO32
Dialling code	01904
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
European Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Ryedale changing to York Outer in 2009
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°59′46″N 0°59′54″W / 53.9961, -0.9984

Stockton-on-the-Forest is a village in the unitary authority of York, England. It is located to the east of the A64 road to Scarborough and the roundabout interchange of the A64 and the A1036. To the east there are the villages of Upper Helmsley and Sand Hutton and to the south the villages of Warthill, Holtby and Murton.

Stockton-on-the-Forest Holy Trinity Church

According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,261. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.

The village is home to Stockton Hall a secure unit for mentally ill patients. The village has a local pub, called The Fox. The village has two churches, the Holy Trinity Church and the Methodist Church. Stockton on the Forest also has a Primary School for local residents accommodating approximately 100 pupils.

Stockton on the Forest is a good example of a linear village, as it follows only one main road (Stockon Lane/Sandy Lane) for approximately one and a half miles, branching out only near the west end.