Scotton

Scotton is a small village and civil parish in the county of , England with a population of 524 in the 2001 census, increasing to 624 at the 2011 Census.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 696 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish near Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England
  • Also known as: “Scotton, Harrogate” and “Scotton, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Thomas’ Church, Scotton and Knaresborough Castle.

Church
Photo: Mel Towler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas' Church is the parish church of Scotton, a village near in , in England. A chapel was built in Scotton in the early Mediaeval period, but it later fell into ruin.

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is a ruined fortress overlooking the in the town of , , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Scotton.

Forest
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Mother Shipton's Cave is at , North Yorkshire, England, near the . Nearby is a petrifying well, also known as a dropping well. The latter is the oldest tourist attraction to charge a fee in England, and has been operated since 1630. is situated 2 miles southeast of Scotton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farnham and Bilton.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. It is situated 2 miles north of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Scotton.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , England, situated to the north-east of the town centre. is situated 2 miles southwest of Scotton.

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is a picturesque market town in . It's four miles east of , and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.

Scotton

Latitude
54.02944° or 54° 1′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.50225° or 1° 30′ 8″ west
Population
696
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
Open location code
9C6W2FHX+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29543661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262643
Wiki­data ID
Q4545041
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Scotton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سكوتون”
  • Cebuano: “Scotton”
  • Chinese: “斯科頓”
  • Chinese: “斯科顿”
  • Dutch: “Scotton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سكوتون”
  • French: “Scotton”
  • Irish: “Scotton”
  • Ladin: “Scotton (Harrogate)”
  • Ladin: “Scotton”
  • Polish: “Scotton”
  • Spanish: “Scotton”
  • Swedish: “Scotton (parish i Storbritannien, North Yorkshire, lat 54,03, long -1,50)”
  • Swedish: “Scotton, Harrogate”
  • Turkish: “Scotton, Harrogate”
  • “Scotton”

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Notable Places Nearby

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