The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cloctune, and translates from Old English as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).[3][4][5]
St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion.[6] It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches. The church was demolished in 1831, and rebuilt completely in 1889 and is now a grade II listed structure.[7][8]
Transport
It is situated approximately 5.8 miles (9.3 km) north of Scarborough town centre.[9] Between 1885 and 1865, Cloughton had a railway station on the line between Whitby and Scarborough.[10] The abandoned trackbed of the railway is now a popular bridleway connecting Whitby and Scarborough.[11]
The A171 road runs through the village which has a regular bus service (the X93) between Middlesbrough and Scarborough.[9][12]
Governance
According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687,[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.[13]
The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.[14] Historically the village was in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[15] It was formed into the parish of Scalby in 1831 along with Burniston, Newby, Staintondale and Throxenby. In 1874, Cloughton was formed into its own chapelry with Burniston and Staintondale,[16] and in 1974, it was moved into the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire.[17]
^Guide No. 6: North Yorkshire Gazetteer of Townships and Parishes. Northallerton: North Yorkshire County Council. 2021 [1986]. p. 9. ISBN0 906035 29 5.
Page, William (1968). The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding volume 2. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall for the University of London Institute of Historical Research. ISBN0712903100.