Coulton, North Yorkshire

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Coulton
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Crossroads near Coulton
Coulton is located in North Yorkshire
Coulton
Coulton
 Coulton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 235 (Including Grimston. 2011)[1]
OS grid reference SE634567
District Ryedale
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO62 4
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Thirsk and Malton
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire

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Coulton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, it is about 6 miles south of Helmsley.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Coletun. The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries, in which landowners at the time of the Norman invasion include Orm, Son of Gamal, Othulf, Uthred and King Edward. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Count Robert of Mortain, Hugh, son of Baldric and King William.[2]

Governance

The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council.[3]

Geography

The nearest settlements are Hovingham 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the north-east; Scackleton 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east; Cawton 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north and Brandsby 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-west.[3]

The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131.[4] This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.[5]

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External links

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  2. Coulton in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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