{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}} {{For|the cricket ground|North Dalton Park}} {{Distinguish|Dalton North}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.957742|-0.574697|display=inline,title}} | official_name = North Dalton | population = 302 | population_ref = (2011 census)<ref name="2011 census"/> | civil_parish = North Dalton | unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire | constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds | post_town = DRIFFIELD | postcode_district = YO25 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = 01377 | os_grid_reference = SE936522 | london_distance_mi = 170<!-- straight line per MOS – constant and comparable with other place distances --> | london_direction = S }}
'''North Dalton''' is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{Convert|6|mi|km|0}} south-west of the town of Driffield and {{Convert|8|mi|km|0}} north-east of the town of Pocklington. {{Convert|4|mi|km}} to the north-west lies the village of Huggate. South Dalton lies some {{Convert|4.5|mi|km|0}} to the south-east, with villages in between. North Dalton itself lies on the B1246 road. thumb|left|The village pond at North Dalton According to the 2011 UK census, North Dalton parish had a population of 302,<ref name="2011 census">{{NOMIS2011 | id = 1170211232 | title = North Dalton Parish | accessdate = 22 February 2018}}</ref> a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 315.<ref name="2001 census">{{NOMIS2001 | id = 00FB103 | title = North Dalton Parish | accessdate = 1 March 2020 }} </ref>
The name Dalton derives from the Old English ''dæltūn'' meaning 'settlement in a dale'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20ER/North%20Dalton|title=North Dalton |website=Key to English Place-Names |publisher=The Institute for Name-Studies |access-date=26 October 2025}}</ref>
The church dedicated to All Saints was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1966 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1161951|desc=Church of All Saints|accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>
In 1823 North Dalton was in the Wapentake of Harthill. All Saints was an episcopal chapel. There was also a Methodist chapel. Population was 398, with occupations including the landlady of The Star public house, a schoolmaster, a tailor, four farmers, and two blacksmiths, carpenters, corn millers, shoemakers and shopkeepers. A carrier operated between the village and Beverley once a week.<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=192}}</ref>
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==References== {{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}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|North Dalton}} *{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE9352|name=north-dalton|display=North Dalton}}
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Category:Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Category:Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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