Saxton is a village in North Yorkshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) southwest of York[1] and 12 miles (19 km) east of Leeds. The resident population is about 250. It is close to the battlefield of Towton (Wars of the Roses).[2] The closest town is Tadcaster.

Saxton
All Saints' Church, Saxton
Saxton Location within North Yorkshire
Shire 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
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.8250°N 1.2777°W / 53.8250; -1.2777

History

The place-name 'Saxton' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Saxtun.[3] This is from the Old English Seax-tūn, meaning 'town or settlement of the Saxons'.[4]

Saxton is home to an Anglican church, a primary school, a village hall, one pub, the Greyhound owned and operated by Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, a cricket club, and the surviving medieval motte of Saxton Castle which was built in the eleventh century.[5]

All Saints' Church is a grade I listed structure which dates back to the 11th century.[6] Some of the bodies of those who were killed in the Battle of Towton were buried in the churchyard.[2] The men who gave their lives in the First World War are remembered on the War Memorial outside the church and a plaque inside the church.

References

Sources

• Speight, Harry (1902). Lower Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery. London: E Stock. OCLC 7225986.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saxton, North Yorkshire.

• A CommuniGate Page
• The Towton Battlefield Society Homepage
• General information about the village of Saxton
• Saxton Cricket Club Homepage
• Saxton War Memorial

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