East Ayton is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Scarborough

Scarborough (borough)

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district of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

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, England

England

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According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

, East Ayton parish had a population of 1,687.

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 1670's, stone from the castle was used to rebuild the bridge over the River Derwent.

Forge Valley C.C., the local cricket club for East & West Ayton

West Ayton

West Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, West Ayton parish had a population of 831....

, were the national village cup champions in 1986, winning the competition at Lord's.

Notable people

John Fendley

John Fendley

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, aka Fenners of Soccer AM

Soccer AM

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 fame, grew up in the village and was a pupil at Raincliffe School

Raincliffe School

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The actor, Paul Kynman, of First Knight

First Knight

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and Heartbeat, lived in Ayton village.