Castleton, North Yorkshire
| Castleton | |
|---|---|
 A view over Castleton | |
.svg)  Castleton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NZ688081 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WHITBY |
| Postcode district | YO21 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Castleton is a village on the River Esk, part of the civil parish of Danby in the county of North Yorkshire in England. It can be found 7.1 miles (11.5 km) south-east of Guisborough, in the North York Moors.[1] There was once a medieval castle sited on Castle Hill that is thought to have been abandoned when Danby castle was constructed.[2]
It is served by Castleton Moor railway station on the Esk Valley Line.[3] Castleton has a local school, church and two public houses, The Downe Arms[4] and The Eskdale Inn, as well as a small Co-op supermarket, a tea room and a public toilets.[5][6] Castleton is a centre for walking, birdwatching, shooting and many other pursuits.[7] It is said that Castleton was named after a castle built near the River Esk.[8] The village has a Clapper bridge that spans Danby Beck; this bridge was listed as Grade II in 2016.[9][10]
Castleton has a cricket team which plays next to the river and a primary school (Castleton Community Primary School)[11] with secondary education available at Caedmon College or Eskdale School, which are both in Whitby.[12]
In times past Castleton was actually the main market and industrial town serving Upper Eskdale.[13] There were annual wool, cheese and cattle fairs, cheese market and a silk mill.[14] There is a show held at Castleton every September on the second Saturday in the month.[15]
Bus services through Castleton barely exist in the winter. However, on Sundays and Bank Holidays from spring to autumn, the village is served by the Moorsbus network.[16]
The Esk Valley Walk runs through the village.[17]
The severed hand, known popularly as the Danby Hand of Glory, was found hidden in a wall of a thatched cottage in Castleton in 1935. The hand is now on display at the Whitby Museum in Pannett Park, Whitby.[18]
References
- ^ "OL26" (Map). North York Moors Western Area. 1:50,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319242650.
- ^ "Castleton Castle". www.yorkshiremoors.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Castleton Moor, North Yorkshire: travel and leisure information". www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to The Downe Arms". www.thedownearms.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "The Eskdale Inn". theeskdalecastleton.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Wilkinson, George (17 November 2012). "Castleton country walk". York Press. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "About The Downe Arms". www.thedownearms.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Historic England. "Clapper Bridge carrying Ashfield Road/Wandels Lane across Danby Beck (Grade II) (1433734)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Why Yorkshire's rare lamps and old bridge must be protected". Yorkshire Post. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Castleton Primary School". www.castletonprimaryschool.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Secondary admission arrangements for the Scarborough and Ryedale area". www.northyorks.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "GENUKI: Danby Supplementary". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Parishes: Danby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Visit Yorkshire Tourism Link". www.visityorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Download Timetables". www.moorsbus.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Esk Valley Walk - LDWA Long Distance Paths". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Hand of Glory". www.whitbymuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
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