Eastfield, North Yorkshire

Eastfield is a community and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is often considered a suburb of the town of Scarborough, and is located next to the town's boundaries.

Eastfield

Eastfield High Street
Eastfield
Location within North Yorkshire
Population5,610 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTA046839
Civil parish
  • Eastfield
District
  • Scarborough
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSCARBOROUGH
Postcode districtYO11
Dialling code01723
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

According to the 2011 UK census, Eastfield parish had a population of 5,610,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 5,863.[2] The parish council is Eastfield Parish Council.[3]

The area has a mid-size Industrial Park (Olympian Trading Park), and the rapidly expanding Scarborough Business Park, is on the outskirts of Eastfield. It is the base for a number of large businesses, for example Plaxton, Raflatac, Unison, Cooplands, Dale Power Solutions, and the Pindar group. The largest factory in the vicinity is McCain Foods. Boyes, a discount department store chain which has over 60 stores across the north has its head office and warehouse facilities here.

Eastfield is home to local commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio which broadcasts to Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Whitby on FM and DAB.

George Pindar, is the local secondary school for Eastfield, and the surrounding vicinity.

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Eastfield Parish (1170217373)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Eastfield CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  3. "Eastfield Parish Council". Retrieved 18 November 2009.

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