The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Coletun. The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries, in which landowners at the time of the Norman invasion include Orm, Son of Gamal, Othulf, Uthred and King Edward. After the invasion, the lands were granted to Count Robert of Mortain, Hugh, son of Baldric and King William.[2]
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council.[3]
Geography
The nearest settlements are Hovingham 2.25 miles (3.62 km) to the north-east; Scackleton 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south-east; Cawton 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north and Brandsby 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-west.[3]
The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131.[4] This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census.[5]
coulton, north, yorkshire, coulton, village, civil, parish, ryedale, district, north, yorkshire, england, about, miles, south, helmsley, coultoncrossroads, near, coultoncoultonlocation, within, north, yorkshirepopulation235, including, grimston, 2011, grid, re. Coulton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire England it is about 6 miles 9 7 km south of Helmsley CoultonCrossroads near CoultonCoultonLocation within North YorkshirePopulation235 Including Grimston 2011 1 OS grid referenceSE634567DistrictRyedaleShire countyNorth YorkshireRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townYORKPostcode districtYO62PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentThirsk and MaltonList of places UK England Yorkshire 54 10 01 N 1 01 40 W 54 16703 N 1 0279 W 54 16703 1 0279 Coordinates 54 10 01 N 1 01 40 W 54 16703 N 1 0279 W 54 16703 1 0279 Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Geography 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Coletun The lands around the village are mentioned in four entries in which landowners at the time of the Norman invasion include Orm Son of Gamal Othulf Uthred and King Edward After the invasion the lands were granted to Count Robert of Mortain Hugh son of Baldric and King William 2 Governance EditThe village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency It also lies within the Hovingham amp Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council 3 Geography EditThe nearest settlements are Hovingham 2 25 miles 3 62 km to the north east Scackleton 1 mile 1 6 km to the south east Cawton 1 5 miles 2 4 km to the north and Brandsby 2 1 miles 3 4 km to the south west 3 The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 131 4 This decreased to 69 in the 1961 UK Census 5 References Edit UK Census 2011 Local Area Report Coulton Parish 1170217229 Nomis Office for National Statistics Retrieved 11 March 2018 Coulton in the Domesday Book Retrieved 28 December 2012 a b OpenData support OS Tools amp Support Bulmer s Topography History and Directory Private and Commercial of North Yorkshire 1890 S amp N Publishing 1890 p 716 ISBN 1 86150 299 0 1961 UK Census Retrieved 28 December 2012 External links Edit Media related to Coulton at Wikimedia Commons This Ryedale location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coulton North Yorkshire amp oldid 1110824288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
