West Ayton
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| West Ayton | |
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| Population | 881 (2011 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SE986847] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SCARBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | YO13 |
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| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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West Ayton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, located upon the west bank of the River Derwent adjacent to East Ayton.
According to the 2011 UK census, West Ayton parish had a population of 881,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 831.[2]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Ayton derives from the Old English ēatūn meaning 'settlement on a river'.[3]
The ruins of Ayton Castle can be found to the west of the village. The tower dates back to 1390 and was built by Ralph Eure. During the 1670s, stone from the castle was used to rebuild the bridge over the River Derwent.[4]
Just south of the village is the Wykeham Lakes park. This is a fishery and water-sports complex run by the Downe family's Dawnay Estates programme. The lakes are built on the site of a former First World War Royal Flying Corps airfield (known as West Ayton) which was used by No. 251 Squadron. The airfield was abandoned after 1919.[5][6][7][8]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Template:NOMIS2011
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: West Ayton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."West Ayton". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Salter, Mike (2001). The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murray, Kieron (4 July 2017). "Scarborough's own 'Total Wipeout' course set to open". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Wykeham and Danby Estates". wykehamlakes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."West Ayton - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK". www.abct.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Philpott, Ian M. (2005). The Royal Air Force : an encyclopedia of the inter-war years. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 246. ISBN 1-84415-154-9.
External links
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