Reighton

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Reighton

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

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Thirsk and Malton

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54°09′38″N 0°16′08″W / 54.160600°N 0.269000°W / 54.160600; -0.269000

Reighton is a village and civil parish, in North Yorkshire, England.

From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Reighton was part of Dickering Wapentake.^[2] Between 1894 and 1974 Reighton was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.^[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough.

According to the 2011 UK census, Reighton parish had a population of 407,^[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 387.^[4] The parish also includes the nearby village of Speeton.

Notable people

Hugh Edwin Strickland

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Reighton Parish (1170217359)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Dickering-Wap through time". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Bridlington RD". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Reighton Parish (36UG039)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2019.