Scruton
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Scruton is a village and civil parish
in the Hambleton
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is five miles west of Northallerton
. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 442.
, one of very few English villages that lost no men in the First World War.
The village hall is home to Scruton Karate (Wado-Ryu) Club, Scruton craft circle, pilates and keep fit and Scruton Toddler Group, activities that take place every week. It is also home to monthly domino drives, frequent Scruton Society meetings, bi-monthly parish council meetings and meetings for other clubs and societies in the village.
St. Radegund's hosts Church of England services each week. It also provides a wonderfully acoustic venue for concerts and hosts other occasional village events.
Scruton also revels in excellent outdoor venues. The village green is maintained to a high standard by the parish council, and is the venue for the annual village fete. Scruton Playing Field provides villagers with a tennis court, children's play equipment and a football pitch. The playing field is home to Scruton Football Club. Adjacent to the playing field is Scruton Cricket Club, with both seniors and juniors teams at the club and weekly coaching sessions.
Scruton has an extensive network of public rights of way. These are being maintained by the parish council with funding from North Yorkshire County Council and the support of local landowners.
Scruton has many other events in its calendar including the annual (and extremely alcoholic) Safari Supper, bi-annual Open Gardens and Scarecrow Trail and an annual Harvest Walk. Christmas-time is hectic, with many events vying for space in the social calendar.
and the Wensleydale Railway Trust to restore the station (and re-open it in Spring 2012). A survey of the station in 2006 by specialist railway engineers rated Scruton station as a uniquely well preserved example of the type, now mostly lost in England.
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 Hambleton
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is five miles west of Northallerton
Northallerton
Northallerton is an affluent market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Vale of Mowbray and at the northern end of the Vale of York. It has a population of 15,741 according to the 2001 census...
. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 442.
History
Scruton is a Thankful VillageThankful Villages
Thankful Villages are settlements in both England and Wales from which all their then members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s...
, one of very few English villages that lost no men in the First World War.
Modern Scruton
Today Scruton is a lively, sociable village that boasts a set of activities and amenities out of proportion with its size. The pub (the Coore Arms), the village hall (the Coore Memorial Hall) and the Church of England St. Radegund's church are all venues for village activities.The village hall is home to Scruton Karate (Wado-Ryu) Club, Scruton craft circle, pilates and keep fit and Scruton Toddler Group, activities that take place every week. It is also home to monthly domino drives, frequent Scruton Society meetings, bi-monthly parish council meetings and meetings for other clubs and societies in the village.
St. Radegund's hosts Church of England services each week. It also provides a wonderfully acoustic venue for concerts and hosts other occasional village events.
Scruton also revels in excellent outdoor venues. The village green is maintained to a high standard by the parish council, and is the venue for the annual village fete. Scruton Playing Field provides villagers with a tennis court, children's play equipment and a football pitch. The playing field is home to Scruton Football Club. Adjacent to the playing field is Scruton Cricket Club, with both seniors and juniors teams at the club and weekly coaching sessions.
Scruton has an extensive network of public rights of way. These are being maintained by the parish council with funding from North Yorkshire County Council and the support of local landowners.
Scruton has many other events in its calendar including the annual (and extremely alcoholic) Safari Supper, bi-annual Open Gardens and Scarecrow Trail and an annual Harvest Walk. Christmas-time is hectic, with many events vying for space in the social calendar.
Railway station
Scruton's railway station closed down long ago but there is now a project, in partnership with the Wensleydale RailwayWensleydale Railway
The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....
and the Wensleydale Railway Trust to restore the station (and re-open it in Spring 2012). A survey of the station in 2006 by specialist railway engineers rated Scruton station as a uniquely well preserved example of the type, now mostly lost in England.