Steeton, North Yorkshire

Steeton
Steeton Location within North Yorkshire
Area	4.63 km^2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population	27 (2001 census)
• Density	6/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Civil parish	Steeton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	TADCASTER
Postcode district	LS24
Dialling code	01937
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby and Ainsty

Steeton is a civil parish about 6 miles from York, in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 27.^[1] The parish touches Appleton Roebuck, Bilbrough, Bolton Percy, Catterton, Colton, Oxton and Tadcaster.^[2]

Landmarks

There are 4 listed buildings in Steeton,^[3] including Steeton Hall Farm, a grade II* listed house built in about 1474.^[4]

History

The name "Steeton" means 'Stub ton', 'Tree-stump farm/settlement'.^[5] Steeton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Stiueton/Stiuetone/Stiuetune.^[6] Steeton is a deserted medieval village that was thought to have been depopulated except for the Fairfax family by about 1485. The remains of the centre of the village were destroyed in the early 16th century by the construction of a pond.^[7] Steeton was formerly a township in the parish of Bolton Percy,^[8] in 1866 Steeton became a civil parish in its own right.^[9]

References

1. Neighbourhood Statistics
2. "Steeton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. "Listed buildings in Steeton, Selby, North Yorkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. Historic England. "Steeton Hall Farm (1301050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
5. Eilert Ekwall (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names. Clarendon Press, 1960. p. 441. ISBN 0198691033. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
6. "Place name: Steeton, Bolton Percy". The National Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
7. Historic England. "Steeton (56487)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
8. "History of Steeton, in Selby and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
9. "Relationships and changes Steeton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

• "Steeton". City Population De. Retrieved 17 December 2020.