Scorton, North Yorkshire
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 Scorton Village Green |
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| Scorton shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 1,012 (Including Uckerby. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | NZ249002 |
| • London | 200 mi (320 km) S |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RICHMOND |
| Postcode district | DL10 |
| Dialling code | 01748 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | |
Scorton is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west from the county town of Northallerton.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Scortone" in the lands of Count Alan of Brittany, who was tenant-in-chief during the Norman invasion. Prior to the invasion, the manor was granted to Thorfin of Ravensworth, but subsequently granted in 1086 to Bodin, brother of Bardulf. The manor was thereafter split into two parts, the larger granted to the Fitz Hugh family and the lesser to the Fitz Alan's. The descent of the larger part of the manor followed that of the manor of Kirkby Ravensworth until 1512 when it came into the Fiennes family, who were entitled as Baron Dacre. In 1600, the manor was left to Charles Tankard and Christopher Jeynes who sold it onto Leonard Wastell by 1616. Towards the latter part of the 18th century the manor passed to the Earl of Tyrconnel and followed that family's descent.
The etymology of the name is derived from a combination of the Old Norse word skor, meaning a rift in the rock and the Old English suffix of tūn, meaning farm or setllemnt. Put together they mean ravine farm.
Scorton was home to the now closed Scorton Grammar School, 1720–1991. Most of the buildings and grounds have been converted into houses. Scorton has a raised village green, one of only three in England. It is said that the green was built in the early 18th century by John Noble, the first headmaster of Scorton Grammar School. There was also a hospital, named St John of God, built in 1880 on the grounds of the former convent of St Clare. This is now the Residential Nursing Home, Abbey Care Village.
Between 1939 and 1945 the village was home to RAF Scorton, which served as a satellite of RAF Catterick. The No. 56 Squadron RAF flew Spitfires from Scorton during the Second World War. The Aerodrome has now been extensively quarried away.
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