# Low Catton

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**Low Catton** is a village and former [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish), now in the parish of [Catton](/source/Catton,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), in the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire), England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-west of the [market town](/source/Market_town) of [Pocklington](/source/Pocklington) and about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village of [Stamford Bridge](/source/Stamford_Bridge,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire). In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.[1] Low Catton became a civil parish in 1866, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with [High Catton](/source/High_Catton) to form "Catton".[2]

Low Catton lies on the east bank of the [River Derwent](/source/River_Derwent,_Yorkshire).

The name Catton probably derives from either the [Old English](/source/Old_English) personal name *Catta* or the [Old Norse](/source/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](/source/Cat)'.[3]

The church, dedicated to All Saints, was designated a Grade I [listed building](/source/Listed_building) in 1967 and is now recorded in the [National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England), maintained by [Historic England](/source/Historic_England).[4]

In 1823, Low Catton church was under the patronage of the [Earl of Egremont](/source/George_Wyndham,_4th_Earl_of_Egremont). In the village existed a grammar school with schoolmaster.[5] The population at the time was 177. Occupations included nine farmers, a joiner, a shoemaker, and a [curate](/source/Curate). There was a [yeoman](/source/Yeoman), and the steward to Lord Egremont at Catton Lodge.[6]

## References

1. ["Population statistics Low Catton Tn/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238/cube/TOT_POP). [A Vision of Britain through Time](/source/A_Vision_of_Britain_through_Time). Retrieved 10 August 2023.

1. ["Relationships and changes Low Catton Tn/CP through time"](https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238). A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

1. ["Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+ER/High+and+Low+Catton). *kepn.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

1. Yarrington, Alison; Lieberman, Ilene D.; Potts, Alex; Barker, Malcolm (1991). ["An Edition of the Ledger of Sir Francis Chantrey R.A., at the Royal Academy, 1809-1841"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/41829570). *The Volume of the Walpole Society*. **56**: i–343. [ISSN 0141-0016](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0141-0016)

1. Baines, Edward (1823). *History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York*. p. 185.

- *Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets*. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.

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