Lockton

Lockton
Lockton
Lockton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 332 (Including Levisham 2011 census)
OS grid reference SE843899
Civil parish
  • Lockton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PICKERING
Postcode district YO18
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Lockton is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the North York Moors about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Pickering. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Levisham. The village is often used as a base by tourists visiting the nearby Dalby Forest.[1]

The 15th century tower of St Giles, Lockton

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lochetun,[2] which is believed to have derived from the Old English of loca tūn, meaning the enclosure of Loca's people.[3]

According to the 2001 UK census, Lockton parish had a population of 265,[4] increasing to 332 at the 2011 Census.[5] The population tally includes that of nearby Levisham; about 200 people live in Lockton.[1]

The Church of St Giles dates back to the 13th century (nave and chancel) with a 15th century tower. The structure is now grade II* listed.[6]

In 1961, a Royal Observer Corps watching post with associated bunker was opened up just to the south of the village. It was closed down seven years later in 19168, but the above ground vents and access structures can still be seen.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Behrens, David (30 May 2018). "Lockton – Tiny moors village where more than one in 20 is a professional artist". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Powell-Smith, Anna. "Lockton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 302. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  4. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Lockton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  5. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lockton Parish (1170217266)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Giles  (Grade II*) (1260741)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "LOCKTON Yorkshire". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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