Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Scotton
Scotton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England with a population of 524 in the 2001 census, increasing to 624 at the 2011 Census.
It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Harrogate, 1.2 miles (2 km) north west of Knaresborough and is just north of the River Nidd where it flows through Nidd Gorge. However, all the watercourses through the village and the parish flow eastwards via the River Tutt and empty into the River Ure, despite Scotton being very close to the Nidd.
How locals move
Getting around Scotton the local way
- Get inP&O Ferries sail overnight to Hull from Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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