North Yorkshire
Scarborough District
Lythe

Lythe

Lythe is a small village and large civil parish, in , England, situated near within the North York Moors National Park. The name of the village derives from Old Norse and means hill or slope.
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  • Type: Village with 340 residents
  • Description: village and large civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Lythe, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mulgrave Castle and The Fox and Hounds Public House.

Ruins
Photo: Stephen Horncastle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
refers to one of three structures on the same property in Lythe, near , , . One of these, known as the "old" or "ancient" castle, was by legend founded by Wada, a 6th-century ruler of Hälsingland.

Restaurant
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a restaurant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandsend and Sandsend Ness.

Village
Photo: Dave Eagle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small fishing village, near to in , England. It forms part of the civil parish of Lythe. It is the birthplace of fishing magnate George Pyman.

Locality
Photo: Scott Rimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an old alum quarrying site close to in , . Beneath extensive deposits of grey pyritic shale a thin band of sideritic mudstone is present at this site and there is a further 6 metres of almost non-bituminous shale beneath it.

Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Lythe, , England within the North York Moors National Park. It is situated a few miles west of .

Lythe

Latitude
54.5058° or 54° 30′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.69414° or 0° 41′ 39″ west
Population
340
Elevation
459 feet (140 metres)
Open location code
9C6XG844+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31477247
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2643272
Wiki­data ID
Q2750819
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lythe” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lythe”
  • Chinese: “萊思”
  • Dutch: “Lythe”
  • French: “Lythe”
  • Irish: “Lythe”
  • Italian: “Lythe”
  • Japanese: “ライス”
  • Ladin: “Lythe”
  • Polish: “Lythe”
  • Swedish: “Lythe”
  • Turkish: “Lythe”
  • “Lythe”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lythe Village Hall and Lythe Fire Station.

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