Castleton, North Yorkshire

Castleton
A view over Castleton
Castleton is located in North Yorkshire
Castleton
Castleton
Location within North Yorkshire
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Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWHITBY
Postcode districtYO21
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54°27′49″N 0°56′21″W / 54.463617°N 0.939256°W / 54.463617; -0.939256

Castleton is a village on the River Esk, part of the civil parish of Danby in the county of North Yorkshire in England. It can be found 7.1 miles (11.5 km) south-east of Guisborough, in the North York Moors.[1] There was once a medieval castle sited on Castle Hill that is thought to have been abandoned when Danby Castle was constructed.[2]

Castleton has a local school, St Michael and St George's Church, and two public houses, as well as a small Co-op supermarket, a tea room and a public toilet.[3] Castleton is a centre for walking, birdwatching, shooting and many other pursuits.[4] It is said that Castleton was named after a castle built near the River Esk.[5] The village has a Clapper bridge that spans Danby Beck; this bridge was listed as Grade II in 2016.[6][7]

Castleton has a primary school (Castleton Community Primary School)[8] with secondary education available at Caedmon College or Eskdale School, which are both in Whitby.[9]

In times past Castleton was actually the main market and industrial town serving Upper Eskdale.[10] There were annual wool, cheese and cattle fairs, cheese market and a silk mill.[11] There is a show held at Castleton every September on the second Saturday in the month.[12]

  1. ^ "OL26" (Map). North York Moors Western Area. 1:50,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319242650.
  2. ^ "Castleton Castle". www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, George (17 November 2012). "Castleton country walk". York Press. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "About The Downe Arms". www.thedownearms.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Clapper Bridge carrying Ashfield Road/Wandels Lane across Danby Beck (Grade II) (1433734)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Why Yorkshire's rare lamps and old bridge must be protected". Yorkshire Post. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Castleton Primary School". www.castletonprimaryschool.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Secondary admission arrangements for the Scarborough and Ryedale area". www.northyorks.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  10. ^ "GENUKI: Danby Supplementary". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Parishes: Danby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Visit Yorkshire Tourism Link". www.visityorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.