Scosthrop Township

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Scosthrop

SCOSTHORPE, a township in that part of the parish of KIRKBY in MALHAM-DALE which is in the western division of the wapentake of STAINCLIFFE and EWCROSS, West riding of the county of YORK, 6.5 miles (S. E. by E.) from Settle, containing 102 inhabitants.


Samuel Lewis “Topographical Dictionary of England” 1831

Scosthrop is a civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. The population as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Kirkby Malham. (Wikipedia 2024)

Maps & Topography  
 
1st series OS map

: Circa 1853 – 6 inch to the mile, (includes Airton and Calton)

Modern OS map 

2004 OS Map (includes Airton and Calton)


Jefferys map

: 1771 – 1 inch to 1 mile
People & Families  
  Census


A Vision of Britain

: View population statistics, historical gazetteer entries, Civil Parish changes and more for Scosthrop


Scosthrop 1841 Census

: HO107/1321/7 fo.2


Scosthrop 1851 Census

: HO107 / 2277 fo.462b-464


Scosthrop 1861 Census

: RG9/3180 fo.18-19


Scosthrop 1871 Census

: RG10/4257 fo.19-20


Scosthrop 1881 Census

: RG11/4300 fo.14b-15


Scosthrop 1891 Census

: RG12/3495 fo.15b-16


Scosthrop 1901 Census

:RG13/4023 fo.15b-16


Scosthrop 1911 Census

: RG14/25745/67-95


1881 Census

: An alphabetical list of Malhamdale residents
   
   
 


Domesday

: The earliest written record showing land in use and the names of those holding the land in 1086.
  Note: All other links from the original MLHG website previously included here are duplicates and are now to be found under ‘Malhamdale in General’ or ‘Airton Township’.
Buildings & Places Please note: the geographical boundary between Scosthrop parish and Airton parish is difficult to definitively define and residents sometimes have different opinions about the exact placement of this boundary.
 

Scosthrop School

:Part of the Malhamdale Local History Group Education Project

Kirkby Gate lime kiln

: Details from the National Park’s Out Of Oblivion website.

Millennium Building Record Project

: Browse images and descriptions of Scosthrop buildings and contribute information about them. (Not yet completed for Scosthrop 2024)
Photographs  
   
Other Resources