Coulton is a village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
Ryedale
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inha ...
district of
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
, England, it is about south of
Helmsley
Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town is located at the point where Ryedale leaves the moorland and joins the flat Vale of Pi ...
.
History
The village is mentioned in the ''
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
'' as ''Coletun''. The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries, in which landowners at the time of the
Norman invasion
The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, Duchy of Brittany, Breton, County of Flanders, Flemish, and Kingdom of France, French troops, ...
include ''Orm, Son of Gamal'', ''Othulf'', ''Uthred'' and ''King Edward''. After the invasion, the lands were granted to ''
Count Robert of Mortain'', ''Hugh, son of Baldric'' and ''
King William''.
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the
Hovingham
Hovingham is a large village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the edge of the Howardian Hills and about south of Kirkbymoorside.
History
The name 'Hovingham' is first attested in the Domesday Boo ...
&
Sheriff Hutton
Sheriff Hutton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about north by north-east of York.
History
The village is mentioned twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Hotun'' in the Bulford hund ...
electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the
Ampleforth
Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, north of York. The village is situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The parish has a population of 883 according to the 2001 ...
ward of Ryedale District Council.
Geography
The nearest settlements are Hovingham to the north-east;
Scackleton
Scackleton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Howardian Hills and south-west of Hovingham.
History
The village is mentioned three times in the ''Domesday Book'' as ''Scacheldene'' ...
to the south-east;
Cawton
Cawton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about ten miles west of Malton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 48. It is due east of Gilling East (where the 2011 Census figures a ...
to the north and
Brandsby
Brandsby is a village in North Yorkshire, England. The village is the main constituent of the Brandsby-cum-Stearsby Civil Parish in the District of Hambleton. The village is mentioned in the ''Domesday book''. It lies between Easingwold and Ho ...
to the south-west.
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131.
This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.
References
External links
Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
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