Deighton, York

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use British English|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.890|-1.045|display=inline,title}} | label_position = top | official_name = Deighton | static_image = | static_image_caption = | population = 291 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref name="2011 census"/> | civil_parish = Deighton | unitary_england = City of York | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = | post_town = YORK | postcode_area = YO | postcode_district = YO19 | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE628441 }} '''Deighton''' is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England.<ref name=OS105>{{cite map|title=Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 105 ''York & Selby''|isbn= 9780319229453 |publisher=Ordnance Survey|date=2014}}</ref><ref name=OSGaz50>{{cite web |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/opendatadownload/products.html |title=Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer |format=csv (download) |date= 1 January 2016 |publisher=Ordnance Survey |website=www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk |accessdate=18 February 2016}}</ref> The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 291.<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000598|title=Deighton Parish |accessdate=30 November 2019}}</ref> It lies on the A19 about five miles south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 308.

The village was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=History of Deighton, in York and East Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12285|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-28|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref>

The parish also includes most of the hamlet of Crockey Hill. thumb|left|Piles of harvested sugar beet at Swan Farm by Deighton

The name Deighton comes from Old English and means ''farmstead surrounded by a ditch''.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Dictionary of British Place Names|first1= A. D.|last1= Mills|publisher=Oxford University Press| location=Oxford| orig-year= first published 1991|date=2011|edition=First edition revised 2011|isbn=9780199609086|page=148 }}</ref>

==Governance== The parish is currently part of Wheldrake Ward in the City of York. As of 2023 it is represented by Cllr Christian Vassie from the local Liberal Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Services |first=Web |title=Local election results May 2023 |url=https://www.york.gov.uk/elections-1/local-election-results-may-2023 |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=City of York Council |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Villages in the City of York Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire