Egton

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Coordinates: 54°26′45″N 0°45′17″W / 54.445800°N 0.754800°W / 54.445800; -0.754800
Egton
Egton

 Egton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 448 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference NZ808063
Civil parish Egton
District Scarborough
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WHITBY
Postcode district YO21
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Scarborough and Whitby
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Egton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Whitby, located within the North York Moors National Park. 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.[2] Being a very isolated village, its ways of speech were very unusual in Britain.

According to the 2011 UK census, Egton parish had a population of 448,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 459.[3]

Egton is home to the Egton Road Race or Gooseberry Run, an annual charity race around the village.
St Hilda's Church, built 1879, replaced an earlier 14th century structure

Egton is an important local centre for family history. Prior to 1880, many important BMD records were administered from Egton parish. The church in Egton holds detailed transcriptions of parish records. However, the cemetery is some half a mile west, at the old church site. After 1870 many parishioners were buried at nearby Aislaby.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics: Area: Egton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ Tidholm, Hans. The Dialect of Egton in North Yorkshire. 
  3. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Egton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008. 

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