Sawdon is a village in the civil parish of Brompton in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Scarborough.[1] As the population is less than 100, details are included in the data for Brompton Parish.[2]
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![]() Main street through Sawdon | |
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OS grid reference | SE943848 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SCARBOROUGH |
Postcode district | YO13 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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The village lies 1.75 miles (3 km) north of Brompton, which is on the A170 road connecting Pickering with Scarborough.[3] It lies at the northern edge of the Vale of Pickering with Hackness Forest and the North York Moors National Park directly to the north of the village.[4]
Whilst the village is not mentioned specifically by name in the Domesday Book, its name is recorded as far back as 1290 as Saldene, which means Sallow Valley.[5] However, the manor of Sawdon was included in the Domesday survey for the area in and around Brompton.[6] No churches were built in the village, but in 1823, a Wesleyan chapel was erected on the main road through the settlement.[7] This is now a private dwelling.[8]
From 2012 Sawdon Village Hall was selected as the site for fundraising events by the charity Astronomy Wise. These events see a large gathering of astronomers and visitors at the building throughout the year. Regular meetings usually take place on the second Friday of every month excluding the summer months.[7]
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