Scosthrop
| Scosthrop | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
 The Manor House | |
| OS grid reference | SD900594 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Scosthrop is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.[1] The population as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham.[2] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the settlement to have approximately 70 people.[3]
Scosthorp was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to William the Conqueror, and the name means from Skott's outlying farmstead, with Skott being a personal name from Old Norse.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Maps". ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Kirkby Malham Parish (E04007101)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates: Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Scosthrop | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire / 6, East and west Staincliffe and Ewcross wapentakes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 143. OCLC 310652595.
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