# West Lutton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/West_Lutton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/West_Lutton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lutton > Source revision: 1316646203 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Village in North Yorkshire, England}} {{see also|East Lutton|Lutton (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox UK place | country = England | static_image = | static_image_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|54|06|38|N|0|34|38|W|display=inline,title}} | official_name = West Lutton | civil_parish = [Luttons](/source/Luttons) | population = 411 | population_ref = ([2011 census](/source/United_Kingdom_Census_2011)){{NOMIS2011|id=1170217267|title=Luttons Parish |accessdate=22 March 2018}} | 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 = MALTON | postcode_district = YO17 | postcode_area = YO | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SE931694 | london_distance_mi = 180 | london_direction = S }} '''West Lutton''' is a village in [North Yorkshire](/source/North_Yorkshire), England. It is situated approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} east from [Malton](/source/Malton%2C_North_Yorkshire), and within the [Yorkshire Wolds](/source/Yorkshire_Wolds). The hamlet of [East Lutton](/source/East_Lutton) is {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} to the east. The village lies in the [Great Wold Valley](/source/Great_Wold_Valley) and the course of the [winterbourne stream](/source/Winterbourne_(stream)) the [Gypsey Race](/source/Gypsey_Race) passes through it. The name Lutton derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) ''Ludatūn'' meaning 'Luda's settlement'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire+ER/Luttons+Ambo|title=Key to English Place-names|website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk|accessdate=13 October 2025}} They are recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) in 1086 as one location, and were home to at least five families.{{cite web|url=http://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/east-and-west-lutton/|title=[East and West] Lutton {{!}} Domesday Book|last=Powell-Smith|first=Anna|website=opendomesday.org|access-date=13 September 2016}} In common with other villages at the time, the Luttons suffered during [William the Conqueror's](/source/William_the_Conqueror) [Harrying of the North](/source/Harrying_of_the_North), during which many farms and homesteads were laid waste, evidenced by the dramatic drop in their annual contribution to the local landowner: from £14 in 1066 to less than £1 in 1086. West Lutton forms part of the [civil parish](/source/civil_parish) of [Luttons](/source/Luttons). It was historically part of the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire) until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of [Ryedale](/source/Ryedale), it is now administered by the unitary [North Yorkshire Council](/source/North_Yorkshire_Council). [St Mary's Church, West Lutton](/source/St_Mary's_Church%2C_West_Lutton), is designated a Grade II* [listed building](/source/listed_building).{{NHLE|num=1149659|desc=Church of St Mary|accessdate=21 October 2014}} The church contains a sculpture by the Derbyshire sculptor [James Redfern](/source/James_Redfern).{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |last2=Neave |first2=David |title=Yorkshire : York and the East Riding |date=2002 |publisher=Yale University Press |location=London |isbn=0-300-09593-7 |page=94 |edition=2}} In 1823 West Lutton was in the parish of [Weaverthorpe](/source/Weaverthorpe), the [Wapentake](/source/Hundred_(county_subdivision)) of [Buckrose](/source/Buckrose), and the [Liberty](/source/Liberty_(division)) of [St Peter's](/source/York_Minster) in the [East Riding of Yorkshire](/source/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire). Population, including East Lutton was 311. West Lutton occupations included six farmers, one of whom was also a grocer and another a [wheelwright](/source/wheelwright), two further wheelwrights, a [blacksmith](/source/blacksmith), two shoemakers, two tailors, and the [landlord](/source/Landlord) of The Board [public house](/source/public_house).[Baines, Edward](/source/Edward_Baines_(1774%E2%80%931848)) (1823): ''History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York'', p. 365 ==See also== *[Listed buildings in Luttons](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Luttons) ==Gallery== File:West Lutton from Malton Lane June 2009 (Nigel Coates).JPG|West Lutton from Malton Lane File:West Lutton St. Mary's Church June 2009 (Nigel Coates).jpg|St Mary's Church, West Lutton File:West Lutton St Mary James Redfern.jpg|Sculpture by [James Redfern](/source/James_Redfern) {{clear left}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{commons category-inline|West Lutton}} {{Portalbar|Yorkshire|England|United Kingdom}} {{North Yorkshire|state=collapsed}} {{authority control}} Category:Villages in North Yorkshire {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [West Lutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lutton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lutton?action=history)). 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