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Towton
Towton shown within North Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SE485395 |
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| Parish | Towton |
| District | Selby |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TADCASTER |
| Postcode district | LS24 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Towton ( /ˈtaʊtən/) is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.
The village is best known for the Battle of Towton, fought in 1461, during the Wars of the Roses.[1]