{{Short description|Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | official_name = Low Catton | static_image = All Saints Church Low Catton.jpg | static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Low Catton | coordinates = {{coord|53.975195|-0.926389|display=inline,title}} | population = | civil_parish = Catton | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington | post_town = YORK | postcode_district = YO41 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01759 | os_grid_reference = SE705537 | london_distance_mi = 170<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }}
'''Low Catton''' is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Catton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|7|mi|km}} north-west of the market town of Pocklington and about {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of the village of Stamford Bridge. In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Low Catton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref> Low Catton became a civil parish in 1866, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with High Catton to form "Catton".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238|title=Relationships and changes Low Catton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 August 2023}}</ref>
Low Catton lies on the east bank of the River Derwent.
The name Catton probably derives from either the Old English personal name ''Catta'' or the Old Norse personal name ''Kati'', and the Old English ''tūn'' meaning 'settlement'. It has also been suggested that the first element is derived from the Old English ''catt'' meaning 'cat'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+ER/High+and+Low+Catton|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=20 October 2025}}</ref>
thumb|left|Main street The church, dedicated to All Saints, was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1346407|desc=Church of All Saints|accessdate=12 August 2013}}</ref> thumb|left|The Gold Cup Inn In 1823, Low Catton church was under the patronage of the Earl of Egremont. In the village existed a grammar school with schoolmaster.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Yarrington |first=Alison |last2=Lieberman |first2=Ilene D.|author3-link=Alexander Potts |last3=Potts |first3=Alex |last4=Barker |first4=Malcolm |year=1991 |title=An Edition of the Ledger of Sir Francis Chantrey R.A., at the Royal Academy, 1809-1841 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41829570 |journal=The Volume of the Walpole Society |volume=56 |pages=i–343 |issn=0141-0016}}</ref> The population at the time was 177. Occupations included nine farmers, a joiner, a shoemaker, and a curate. There was a yeoman, and the steward to Lord Egremont at Catton Lodge.<ref name=Baines>{{cite book|authorlink=Edward Baines (1774–1848)|last=Baines|first= Edward|year=1823|title=History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York|page=185}}</ref>
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==References== {{Commons category|Low Catton}} {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{cite book|title=Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets|year=2006|publisher=East Riding of Yorkshire Council|page=8<!--|accessdate=10 February 2011-->}} {{Refend}}
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Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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