Scagglethorpe is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated just south from the A64 road, 3 miles (5 km) east from Malton and almost midway between York and Scarborough.

Scagglethorpe
Scagglethorpe Crossing
Scagglethorpe is located in North Yorkshire
Scagglethorpe
Scagglethorpe
Location within North Yorkshire
Population220 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE835725
• London188 mi (303 km) south
Civil parish
  • Scagglethorpe
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
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54°08′31″N 0°43′22″W / 54.142048°N 0.722764°W / 54.142048; -0.722764

Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Ryedale district. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

To the east of Bull Piece Lane, 700 yards (640 m) south from the village, is evidence of Iron Age or Roman ditches and rectilinear enclosures,[2] and within the village have been found fragments of Roman pottery from the 1st century CE.[3] On Charlton Place is the site of a medieval manor house.[4] Just south from the A64, 500 yards (457 m) west from the village, have been found Roman coins and a Celtic brooch.[5]

In the 1086 Domesday Book Scagglethorpe is written as "Scachetorp". The manor, in the East Riding Hundred of Scard, comprised one household. Lordship of the manor had passed to Robert, Count of Mortain, who also became Tenant-in-chief.[6][7]

Scagglethorpe is derived from the Viking word "Schachetorp", meaning hamlet of a man called Skakull or Skakli.[8]

The Ham and Cheese Inn

On Village Street is Scagglethorpe Manor, a Grade II listed 17th-century farmhouse with an early-19th-century wing.[9][10] Pevsner also notes a c. 1816 Gothic-style Wesleyan Methodist chapel and a cottage with a Gothic porch.[9][11] The chapel is part of the Malton Methodist Circuit.[12]

Village facilities include a public house, playing field and a village hall.

References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Scagglethorpe Parish (1170217289)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 1432959". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 62312". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 62321". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 1437807". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  6. ^ Scagglethorpe in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Documents Online: Scagglethorpe, Settrington, Yorkshire", Great Domesday Book, Folio: 382r; The National Archives. Retrieved 14 June 2012
  8. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1947). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (3 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 387. OCLC 12542596.
  9. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; The Buildings of England. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding pp. 333, 334; Penguin (1972); reprinted 1975, Pevsner Architectural Guides. ISBN 0140710434
  10. ^ Historic England. "Scagglethorpe Manor (1149510)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 1504989". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Scagglethorpe Methodist Church". Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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