# Scackleton

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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| static_image_name        = Scackleton Village - geograph.org.uk - 272091.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Scackleton village
| coordinates              = {{coord|54|08|49|N|1|00|32|W|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Scackleton
| population               = 109
| unitary_england          = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire_(district))
| lieutenancy_england      = [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire)
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [Thirsk and Malton](/source/Thirsk_and_Malton_(UK_Parliament_constituency))
| post_town                = YORK
| postcode_district        = YO62
| postcode_area            = YO
| dial_code                =
| os_grid_reference        = SE646957 
}}
 
'''Scackleton''' is a village and [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) in the county of [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It is in the [Howardian Hills](/source/Howardian_Hills) and {{convert|2|mi}} south-west of [Hovingham](/source/Hovingham).

==History==
The village is mentioned three times in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 as ''Scacheldene'' or ''Scachelsey'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred.  At the time of the [Norman Conquest](/source/Norman_Conquest) in 1066, the lands around the village were owned by ''Orm, son of Gamal'', ''Earl Waltheof'' and ''Gamal, son of Kalri''. Afterwards the lands were granted to ''Hugh, son of Baldric'', ''[Count Robert of Mortain](/source/Robert_of_Mortain)'' and ''[King William I](/source/King_William_I_of_England)''.<ref>{{OpenDomesday|OS=SE6472|name=scackleton|display=Scackleton|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>

A school was built in the village in 1866, but is no longer in use. A Primitive Methodist church was also erected in 1888, which is also no longer in use.<ref name="Bulmers"/>

==Governance==
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It was part of the [Ryedale](/source/Ryedale) district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council).

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 165.<ref name="Bulmers">{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |page=716|year=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}</ref> The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 109, of which 76 were over the age of sixteen and 52 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 24 were detached.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=7&b=798146&c=scackleton&d=16&g=476471&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1356708215305&enc=1&domainId=15|title=2001 UK Census|accessdate=28 December 2012|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref> The 2011 Census showed the population as less than 100. Details are now included within [Coulton](/source/Coulton%2C_North_Yorkshire).<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04007565|title=Coulton Parish|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
==Geography==
The nearest settlements are [Coulton](/source/Coulton%2C_North_Yorkshire) {{convert|1|mi}} to the north; [Wiganthorpe](/source/Wiganthorpe) {{convert|1|mi}} to the south-east and [Hovingham](/source/Hovingham) {{convert|2|mi}} to the north-east.<ref name="Survey">{{cite web | url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-government/tools-support/open-data-support | title=OpenData support &#124; OS Tools & Support }}</ref>
==Religion==
thumb|left|St George the Martyr Church, Scackleton 
[St George the Martyr's Church, Scackleton](/source/St_George_the_Martyr's_Church%2C_Scackleton), was built in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/scackleton-st-george-the-martyr/|title=Church|accessdate=28 December 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Listed buildings in Scackleton](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Scackleton)

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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Scackleton}}

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Category:Villages in North Yorkshire
Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire

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