Scampston

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMALTONPostcode districtYO17Dialling code01944PoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Thirsk and Malton

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

54°10′03″N 0°40′59″W / 54.1675°N 0.6831°W / 54.1675; -0.6831

Scampston is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies close to the A64 road, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Malton. The parish includes the hamlets of East Knapton and West Knapton. In 2011 the parish had a population of 313.

Until 1974, the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 until 2023 it was part of the Ryedale district.

The village has a bakery and coffee shop.

Scampston Hall is also located in the village. Scampston's Lodge Park is one of the finest holiday lodge parks in the North of England. Set within the beautiful parkland of Scampston Hall.

Scampston whose name was variously written in ancient documents, Scamestun, Skameston, Skameston, and Skampston, and which was probably derived from a personal name. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Knapton was abolished and merged with Scampston.^[2]

Scampston was the birthplace of William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer, the first member of the British Parliament to be impeached, in 1376.^[3]

References

^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Scampston Parish (E04007626)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ "Relationships and changes Scampston Ch/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "Rillington, an East Yorkshire village". Timothy J. Owston. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.