Ainthorpe

Ainthorpe
Ainthorpe
Ainthorpe Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ7028208063
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITBY
Postcode district	YO21
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough & Whitby

Ainthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Danby and the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated within the North York Moors National Park in the Esk Valley, a quarter of a mile south of Danby and 12 miles (19 km) west of Whitby.[1][2]

Governance

The village lies within the Scarborough and Whitby Parliament constituency; the Esk Valley Electoral District of North Yorkshire County Council; and the Danby Ward of the Scarborough District Borough Council.[3] The village is part of the Danby Parish Group that includes Castleton, Westerdale, Fryup and Houlsyke.[4]

Community

Danby School in Ainthorpe Lane

The village hosts the Danby Church of England (VC) school, located on Ainthorpe Lane.[5] Built by William Butterfield in 1860, it is a Grade II listed building.[6]

There is a 16th-century hotel, the Fox & Hounds Inn, in the village.[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Danby, North Yorkshire

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 94 Whitby & Esk Dale (Robin Hood's Bay) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319228999.
2. "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
3. "North Yorkshire County Council". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
4. "Parish Council". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
5. "Primary School". Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
6. "Danby School and Masters House". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
7. "Welcome to the Fox & Hounds Inn, Ainthorpe". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.