East Scrafton
| East Scrafton | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  East Scrafton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE088846 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leyburn |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
East Scrafton is a hamlet in Coverdale in North Yorkshire, England,[1][2] about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Leyburn, in the civil parish of Caldbergh with East Scrafton.
From 1974 to 2023 the area was part of the district of Richmondshire; it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
The name Scrafton comes from Old English and means "farmstead near a hollow".[3] There is also a larger West Scrafton to the south.
See also
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Mills, A.D. (2011) [first published 1991]. A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 409. ISBN 9780199609086.
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