Cloughton

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England
  • Cloughton
Unitary authority
  • North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
  • North Yorkshire
RegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSCARBOROUGHPostcode districtYO13PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament
  • Scarborough and Whitby
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UK
England
Yorkshire
54°20′10″N 0°27′02″W / 54.336100°N 0.450600°W / 54.336100; -0.450600

Cloughton (pronounced Clow-tun) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

Description

It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scarborough town centre.

The Blacksmiths Arms

St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion. It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches.

According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.[2] The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.[3]

Notable people

Craig White, Yorkshire cricketer, lives in Cloughton. It was also the home of the Reverend G P Taylor, author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood. Craig Hiley, Yorkshire Photographer, lives in Cloughton.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (1170217328)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (36UG008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Cloughton Parish Council". Cloughton Parish Council. Retrieved 18 November 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cloughton.
  • Cloughton Parish Council website
  • History of Cloughton


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