Sawdon is a village in the civil parish of Brompton, in North Yorkshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Scarborough.[1]
| Sawdon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Main street through Sawdon | |
.svg)  Sawdon Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE943848 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SCARBOROUGH |
| Postcode district | YO13 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
The village lies 1.75 miles (3 km) north of Brompton, which is on the A170 road connecting Pickering with Scarborough.[2] It lies at the northern edge of the Vale of Pickering with Hackness Forest and the North York Moors National Park directly to the north of the village.[3]
Sawdon was formerly a township in the parish of Brompton,[4] in 1866 Sawdon became a separate civil parish,[5] on 25 March 1886 the parish was abolished and merged with Brompton.[6] In 1881 the parish had a population of 167.[7] From 1974 to 2023 it was in the Scarborough district.
Whilst the village is not mentioned specifically by name in the Domesday Book, its name is recorded as far back as 1290 as Saldene, which means Sallow Valley.[8] However, the manor of Sawdon was included in the Domesday survey for the area in and around Brompton.[9] No churches were built in the village, but in 1823, a Wesleyan chapel was erected on the main road through the settlement.[10] This is now a private dwelling.[11]
From 2012 Sawdon Village Hall was selected as the site for fundraising events by the charity Astronomy Wise. These events see a large gathering of astronomers and visitors at the building throughout the year. Regular meetings usually take place on the second Friday of every month excluding the summer months.[10]
See also
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edit- ^ "Genuki: BROMPTON BY SAWDON, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Genuki: Brompton By Sawdon, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Scarborough Landscape Study: Volume 1 – Borough wide Landscape Character Assessment" (PDF). scarborough.gov.uk. 2013. pp. 93–97. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "History of Sawdon, in Scarborough and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Sawdon CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Scarborough Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Sawdon CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 405. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ "Parishes: Brompton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b Robinson, Maureen (27 November 2015). "Your Day Out: Perfect for crisp cold days". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Genuki: The ex-Wesleyan Chapel, Sawdon, Yorkshire (North Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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