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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Scawton like this:
SCAWTON, a parish in Helmsley district, N. R. Yorkshire; 4 miles N of Coxwold r. station, and 4½ W of Helmsley. Post-town, Helmsley, under York. Acres, 2, 768. Real property, £1, 275. Pop., 148. Houses, 31. The manor belongs to Sir W. Worsley, Bart. Limestone is quarried and calcined. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £145. Patron, Sir W. Worsley, Bart. The church is good; and there is a national school.
Scawton is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Scawton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Scawton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14179
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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