Ryton is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

and former

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 authorit ...

from

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

, now in the parish of Habton, 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 inh ...

district, in the county 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. In 1961 the parish had a population of 124.

History

The name "Ryton" means 'Farm/settlement on the River Rye'. Ryton was recorded 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 manus ...

as ''Ritone''. Ryton was called ''Ritun'' and ''Ritone'' in 11th century, ''Rihtuna'' and ''Rictona'' in the 12th century and ''Richton'' in the 13th century. Ryton was formerly a township in the parish of

Kirby Misperton Kirby Misperton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England and has a population of around 370. Geography It is about south from Pickering by road and about north from Malton, just west of the A1 ...

, from 1866 Ryton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with

Great Habton Great Habton is a village and former civil parish about 18 miles from York, now in the parish of Habton, in the Ryedale district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 103. Amenities Great Habton h ...

and Little Habton to form Habton. "Riton" is a name recorded in historical writing.

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Hamlets in North Yorkshire Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire Ryedale {{Ryedale-geo-stub