Ganton, North Yorkshire

Ganton

Ganton, looking NW along Main Street
Ganton

 Ganton shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE988776
Parish Ganton
District Ryedale
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district YO12
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Thirsk and Malton (formerly Ryedale)
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 7 miles west of the coastal town of Filey, and 9 miles southwest of Scarborough.

The village appears in the Domesday Book and its name is thought to mean 'Galma's farmstead'.[1] Ganton is situated on the Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail and Centenary Way, long-distance footpaths. Its most notable landmark is its golf course. The Ganton Golf Club has hosted the Ryder Cup matches in 1949, The Amateur Championship three times, in 1964, 1977 and 1991, and the Walker Cup in 2003.

From 1845 to 1930, the village was served by Ganton station on the York to Scarborough railway line.[2] An 18th-century coaching inn at the centre of the village has since been converted to a pub/B&B.

The village also has a cricket team which plays at the ground overlooking the A64.

The Church can be found on Main Street and is dedicated to St Nicolas.

References

  1. ^ Wright, Peter (2001). Yorkshire Placenames. Dalesman. ISBN 1855681900. 
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

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