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Egton

Civil parishes in North YorkshireEgtonNorth Yorkshire geography stubsUse British English from March 2018Villages in North Yorkshire
Cottages, Egton Cliff geograph.org.uk 570892
Cottages, Egton Cliff geograph.org.uk 570892

Egton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Whitby, and located within the North York Moors National Park. There is a nearby village called Egton Bridge, which is home to Egton railway station. The village was included in the Survey of English Dialects, published in various forms between 1962 and 1996. Unlike the other sites, a full book was written on the local dialect by Hans Tidholm. According to the 2011 UK census, Egton parish had a population of 448, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 459. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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N 54.446 ° E -0.755 °
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YO21 1TX , Egton
England, United Kingdom
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St Matthew's Church, Grosmont
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