Scackleton
Scackleton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Howardian Hills and 2 miles south west of Hovingham. History. The village is mentioned three times in the "Domesday Book" as "Scacheldene" or "Scachelsey" in the "Bulford" hundred. At the time of the Norman invasion, the lands around the village were owned by "Orm, son of Gamal", "Earl Waltheof" and "Gamal, son of Kalri". Afterwards the lands were granted to "Hugh, son of Baldric", "Count Robert of Mortain" and "King William I". A school was built in the village in  1866, but is no longer in use. A Primitive Methodist church was also erected in 1888, which is also no longer in use. Governance. The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Hovingham & Sheriff Hutton electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Ampleforth ward of Ryedale District Council. The 1881 UK Census recorded the population as 165. The 2001 UK Census recorded the population as 109, of which 76 were over the age of sixteen and 52 of those were in employment. There were 48 dwellings of which 24 were  detached. The 2011 Census showed the population as less than 100. Details are now included within Farndale West. Geography. The nearest settlements are Coulton to the north; Wiganthorpe to the south east and Hovingham to the north east. Religion. There is a church built in the early 20th century dedicated to "St George, the Martyr".