Lythe is a small village

Village

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, and large civil parish, 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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, situated near Whitby

Whitby

Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...

According to the 2001 UK census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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, Lythe parish had a population of 465.

It was in the old North Riding

North Riding of Yorkshire

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 and in the wapentake of Langbaurgh East

Langbaurgh East

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St Oswald’s Church is a plain stone building in the Early English style. The stained glass

Stained glass

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 east window is a memorial

Memorial

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 to the Rev. William Long

William Long

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, who was vicar from 1813 to 1858. Inside the church are memorials to the Phipps family, and to the Marquess of Normanby

Marquess of Normanby

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. The register dates from 1634. There is also a Wesleyan Methodist

Methodism

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 chapel

Chapel

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Mulgrave Castle used to be the seat of the Marquess of Normanby but is now a ruin. Lythe Castle is an earthwork motte and bailey fortress.

Within the parish are the villages of Mickleby

Mickleby

Mickleby is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, Mickleby parish had a population of 165....

, Ugthorpe

Ugthorpe

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 and Sandsend

Sandsend

Sandsend is a small fishing village, near to Whitby in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Lythe. It is the birthplace of fishing magnate George Pyman. Originally two villages, Sandsend and East Row, but now united Sandsend boasts an excellent...

, and the hamlets of Barnby

Barnby, North Yorkshire

Barnby is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 UK census, Barnby parish had a population of 79.The parish includes the hamlets of East Barnby and West Barnby....

, Ellerby

Ellerby, North Yorkshire

Ellerby is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, Ellerby parish had a population of 30....

, Goldsborough

Goldsborough, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Goldsborough is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Lythe, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated a few miles north of Whitby.It was the site of a Roman signal station.-References:...

, Hutton Mulgrave

Hutton Mulgrave

Hutton Mulgrave is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, Hutton Mulgrave parish had a population of 48....

, Kettleness and Newton Mulgrave

Newton Mulgrave

Newton Mulgrave is a village and civil parish in the Scarboroughdistrict of North Yorkshire, England.According to the 2001 UK census, Newton Mulgrave parish had a population of 37....

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The old Red Lion public house

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has recently been renamed The Stiddy. A "stiddy" is an anvil packed full of gunpowder and fired like a cannon on special occasions, such as the birth of the Marquess' male heir, the jubilee, or the end of WWII.

There are a variety of amenities in the village including a local school, post office, tennis courts and a retained fire station.