Ainthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Danby and the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the North York Moors National Park in the Esk Valley, a quarter of a mile south of Danby and west of Whitby.

Governance

The village lies within the

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Parliament constituency; the Esk Valley Electoral District of North Yorkshire County Council; and the Danby Ward of the Scarborough District Borough Council. The village is part of the Danby Parish Group that includes Castleton,

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and

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Community

The village hosts the Danby Church of England (VC) school, located on Ainthorpe Lane. Built by William Butterfield in 1860, it is a Grade II listed building. The school is within the Secondary Education catchment area for Eskdale School in Whitby. There is a 16th-century hotel, the ''Fox & Hounds Inn'', in the village.

References

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