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Cayton, Yorkshire

Cayton is a deserted mediæval village near South Stainley in Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The village was listed in Domesday and was granted in 1135 to the Cistercian Abbey of Fountains which established a grange on the site. The settlement dwindled after the Dissolution, though earthwork remains of the early village and the monastic grange survive. It is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1020747.

Place Type: Deserted Village
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.061208,-1.563885
Grid Reference: SE 2864 6289
Civil Parish: South Stainley with Cayton CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 300763
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cayton,_Yorkshire_300763

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