Saxton, North Yorkshire
Saxton | |
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![]() All Saints' Church, Saxton | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
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Ceremonial county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Tadcaster |
Postcode district | LS24 |
Dialling code | 01937 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Saxton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) south-west of York[1] and 12 miles (19 km) east of Leeds. The resident population is about 250. The closest town is Tadcaster.
History
[edit]The place-name 'Saxton' is attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Saxtun.[2] This is from the Old English Seax-tūn, meaning 'town or settlement of the Saxons'.[3]
A motte and bailey castle was built at Saxton. The medieval manor house that replaced the castle was demolished in the early-19th century but some earthworks of the castle's bailey and the motte survive.[4]
All Saints' Church is a grade I listed structure which dates to the 11th century.[5] Some bodies of those who were killed in the Battle of Towton were buried in the churchyard.[6] The men who gave their lives in the First World War are remembered on the War Memorial outside the church and a plaque inside the church.
The Battle of Towton was fought just north of the village.[6]
Saxton is home to an Anglican church, a primary school, a village hall, the Greyhound public house which is owned and operated by Samuel Smith Old Brewery and a cricket club.
References
[edit]- ^ "Genuki: Saxton, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Saxton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 460. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
- ^ Historic England. "Saxton Castle: a motte and bailey castle with a later medieval manor house and field system including a trackway and fishpond (1008226)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of All saints (Grade I) (1168016)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b Speight 1902, p. 214.
Sources
[edit]- Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery. London: E Stock. OCLC 7225986.
External links
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