Picton, North Yorkshire

Picton is a hamlet and civil parish located in the north of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south from Yarm,[2] 8 miles (13 km) south from Middlesbrough, and just over 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the A19 road. The name of the village derives from Old English and means "Pica's farm or settlement."[3] Up until the 1850s, the village was spelt as Pickton[4] with the old spelling being cut into the Picton Liberty stone which marked the boundary between the parishes of Picton and Kirklevington.[5][6]

Church in Picton

Picton
Picton is located in North Yorkshire
Picton
Picton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population135 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ415075
• London210 mi (340 km) S
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYARM
Postcode districtTS15
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The parish is in the Hambleton District and had a population of 108 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 135 at the 2011 Census.[1] It lies just south of the border with the Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority.

A stream which lies east of the village is called the Picton Stell.[7]

Every year Picton holds a show on the third Saturday in July. The event has horse, dog, craft and horticulture competitions, and traditional games and races for children. There is also a bar, and stalls for refreshment and entertainment.

This village contains The Station public house and a small disused church, the grade II listed Church of St Hilary,[8] which was abandoned in 2004 due to structural problems.[9] The Station pub takes its name from the railway station that was just east of the village on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe line. The station was also a junction for trains on the Picton to Battersby line. The station was closed to passengers in 1960 and to goods in 1964.[10]

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Picton Parish (1170216907)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. The ancient parish of Kirklevington: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI (Picton was in this parish).
  3. Mills, A.D. (2011). A dictionary of British place-names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 368. ISBN 9780199609086.
  4. "Historic liberty stone vanishes". BBC News. 6 April 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. "Police hunt thieves who stole part of village history". The Northern Echo. 8 April 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Mystery of vanishing stone solved". BBC News. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. "304" (Map). Darlington & Richmond. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 9780319245569.
  8. Historic England. "Church of St Hilary (Grade II) (1150239)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. Amos, Mike (1 August 2006). "In their proper Station". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 181. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
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