East Witton

East Witton
East Witton
East Witton is located in North Yorkshire
East Witton
East Witton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population246 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE145860
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLEYBURN
Postcode districtDL8
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°16′10″N 1°46′50″W / 54.26944°N 1.78056°W / 54.26944; -1.78056

East Witton is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Leyburn, in the Richmondshire district. Richard Whiteley is buried there;[2] he and his partner, Kathryn Apanowicz, lived in the village. In 2011 the parish had a population of 246.

The village lies at the mouth of Coverdale. The River Cover and the River Ure are on the northern boundary of the parish. The parish also includes Jervaulx Abbey, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of the village, and Braithwaite Hall, a 17th-century manor house owned by the National Trust, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) west of the village.

The western part of the parish is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Most of the eastern part is in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – East Witton Parish (E04007541)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Lower Wensleydale About the Area > Towns & Villages > East Witton". www.lower-wensleydale.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.