Scackleton 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 in the

Howardian Hills The Howardian Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park, and the Vale of York. They take their name from the Howard family who still own local lands. Topography Th ...

and south-west of

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 ...

History

The village is mentioned three times 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 ''Scacheldene'' or ''Scachelsey'' in the ''Bulford'' hundred. 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, ...

, the lands around the village were owned by ''Orm, son of Gamal'', ''Earl Waltheof'' and ''Gamal, son of Kalri''. Afterwards the lands were granted to ''Hugh, son of Baldric'', '' Count Robert of Mortain'' and '' King William I''. A school was built in the village in 1866, but is no longer in use. A Primitive Methodist church was also erected in 1888, which is also no longer in use.

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the

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. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 165. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 109, of which 76 were over the age of sixteen and 52 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 24 were detached. The 2011 Census showed the population as less than 100. Details are now included within Coulton.

Geography

The nearest settlements are Coulton to the north; Wiganthorpe to the south-east and

to the north-east.

Religion

St George the Martyr Church Scackleton - geograph

There is a church built in the early 20th century dedicated to ''St George, the Martyr''.

References

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Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{ryedale-geo-stub