Cloughton

Cloughton
Cloughton
	Cloughton Wyke
	Cloughton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	687 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	TA008945
Civil parish	Cloughton;
District	Scarborough;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district	YO13
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°20′10″N 0°27′02″W / 54.336100°N 0.450600°W

Cloughton (pronounced Clow-tun) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

Description

It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scarborough town centre.

It has a parish church and two pubs - the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion. It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches.

According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687,^[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.^[2] The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.^[3]

Craig White, Yorkshire cricketer, lives in Cloughton. It was also the home of the Reverend G P Taylor, author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood. Craig Hiley, Yorkshire Photographer, lives in Cloughton.

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (1170217328)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cloughton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
^ "Cloughton Parish Council". Cloughton Parish Council. Retrieved 18 November 2009.

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[2011_census-1] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Cloughton Parish (1170217328)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2001_census-2] "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cloughton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

[3] "Cloughton Parish Council". Cloughton Parish Council. Retrieved 18 November 2009.

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