Cayton

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Cayton
Cayton (North Yorkshire)
Cayton

Cayton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 2,407
OS grid reference TA053833
District Scarborough
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district YO11
Dialling code 01723
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
European Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament Scarborough and Whitby
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°14′06″N 0°22′59″W / 54.235, -0.383

Cayton is a village and civil parish within the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Scarborough, and had a population of 2,407 according to the 2001 census.

Cayton railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 May 1952.

[edit] World War Two

Section post, badly affected by coastal erosion, Cayton Bay.
Section post, badly affected by coastal erosion, Cayton Bay.

The World War Two defences constructed around Cayton during have been documented by William Foot. They included a section post and several pillboxes. Many of the remaining defences have been subject to coastal erosion.

[edit] References

  • William Foot - Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940 (Council for British Archaeology, 2006) ISBN 1-902771-53-2
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