| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.3358°N -0.4492°W |
| Label Position: | top |
| Official Name: | Cloughton |
| Static Image: | Cloughton Wyke - geograph.org.uk - 877299.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Cloughton Wyke |
| Population: | 687 |
| Population Ref: | (2011 census) |
| Civil Parish: | Cloughton |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituency Westminster: | Scarborough and Whitby |
| Post Town: | SCARBOROUGH |
| Postcode District: | YO13 |
| Postcode Area: | YO |
| Os Grid Reference: | TA008945 |
Cloughton (pronounced Klow-tun)[1] is a small village and civil parish in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.
The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cloctune, and translates from Old English as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).[2] [3] [4] St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion.[5] It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches. The church was demolished in 1831, and rebuilt completely in 1889 and is now a grade II listed structure.[6]
It is situated approximately north of Scarborough town centre. Between 1885 and 1865, Cloughton had a railway station on the line between Whitby and Scarborough.[7] The abandoned trackbed of the railway is now a popular bridleway connecting Whitby and Scarborough.[8]
The A171 road runs through the village which has a regular bus service (the X93) between Middlesbrough and Scarborough.[9]
According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.[10] Historically the village was in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe in the North Riding of Yorkshire. It was formed into the parish of Scalby in 1831 along with Burniston, Newby, Staintondale and Throxenby. In 1874, Cloughton was formed into its own chapelry with Burniston and Staintondale, and in 1974, it was moved into the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire.[11]
Craig White, Yorkshire cricketer, lives in Cloughton. It was also the home of the Reverend G. P. Taylor, author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood.Craig Hiley, Yorkshire Photographer, lives in Cloughton.