Scotton, Harrogate

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Coordinates: 54°01′40″N 1°30′15″W / 54.027681°N 1.504145°W / 54.027681; -1.504145

Scotton
Scotton  Scotton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	283
OS grid reference	SE327592
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KNARESBOROUGH
Postcode district	HG5
Dialling code	01423
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Vale of York
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Scotton is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England with a population 283 in the 2001 census. It is located four miles north of Harrogate, and less than two miles from Knaresborough. It is notable as the boyhood home of Guy Fawkes, whose residence still stands on the edge of the village. Due to the village's connection with Fawkes, at the annual Guy Fawkes Night celebration, although there is a bonfire and fireworks, there is no guy burned on the fire. The village has an annual summer fete called the Scotton Feast. Although this was not held in 2005 for the first time in several years, (according to the organising committee, due to lack of support from within the village) it returned in 2006.

Scotton, the building with the blue sign is the Guy Fawkes public house

Apart from the Guy Fawkes Arms public house, the village has little in the way of public amenities. It does have a village hall, a cricket team and a boys&girls junior football teams, but no shop, as the post office closed down rather than become a national lottery outlet. Scotton cricket club paly in the Nidderdale cricket league in the 4th division with the 2nd team in the 8th tier of the same league. It is used as somewhat of a shortcut by people wishing to travel from the A6055 to the B6165 and vice versa.

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Scotton Village hall

http://scottonvillagehall.co.uk/

scotton village hall.

Scotton Online.