Coulton, North Yorkshire

Coulton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, it is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Helmsley.

Coulton
Crossroads near Coulton
Coulton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	235 (Including Grimston. 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SE634567
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO62
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Coletun. The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries, in which landowners at the time of the Norman invasion include Orm, Son of Gamal, Othulf, Uthred and King Edward. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Count Robert of Mortain, Hugh, son of Baldric and King William.[2]

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council.[3]

Geography

The nearest settlements are Hovingham 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the north-east; Scackleton 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east; Cawton 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north and Brandsby 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-west.[3]

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131.[4] This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.[5]

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Coulton Parish (1170217229)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
2. Coulton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
3. Ordnance Survey Open Viewer
4. Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 716. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
5. "1961 UK Census". Retrieved 28 December 2012.

External links

Media related to Coulton at Wikimedia Commons