West Ayton

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

West Ayton

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSCARBOROUGHPostcode districtYO13PoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Scarborough and Whitby

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

54°14′49″N 0°29′13″W / 54.247°N 0.487°W / 54.247; -0.487

West Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Located upon the west bank of the River Derwent adjacent to East Ayton.

According to the 2011 UK census, West Ayton parish had a population of 881,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 831.^[2]

The ruins of Ayton castle can be found to the east of the village. The tower dates back to 1390 and was built by Ralph Eure. During the 1670s, stone from the castle was used to rebuild the bridge over the River Derwent.^[3]

Just south of the village is the Wykeham Lakes park. This is a fishery and water-sports complex run by the Downe family's Dawnay Estates programme. The lakes are built on the site of a former First World War Royal Flying Corps airfield (known as West Ayton) that was used by No. 251 Squadron. The airfield was abandoned after 1919.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – West Ayton Parish (1170217368)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: West Ayton CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
^ Salter, Mike (2001). The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire.
^ Murray, Kieron (4 July 2017). "Scarborough's own 'Total Wipeout' course set to open". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "The Wykeham and Danby Estates". wykehamlakes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "West Ayton - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK". www.abct.org.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ Philpott, Ian M. (2005). The Royal Air Force : an encyclopedia of the inter-war years. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 246. ISBN 1-84415-154-9.