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 Clow-tun) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.
It is situated approximately 4miles north of Scarborough town centre.
St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion. It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches.
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.[1]
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.