Cayton

Cayton

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Cayton
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
latitude = 54.235
longitude = -0.383
population = 2,407 (2001 census)
civil_parish = Cayton
shire_district = Scarborough
shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Scarborough and Whitby
post_town = SCARBOROUGH
postcode_district = YO11
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01723
os_grid_reference = TA053833

Cayton is a village and civil parish within the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is about convert|4|mi|km|1|lk=on south of Scarborough.

According to the 2001 UK census, Cayton parish had a population of 2,407.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798184&c=Cayton&d=16&e=15&g=476671&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215471802265&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Cayton CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-07-07
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

Cayton Bay is famous amongst the wind surfing community around the world and has a thriving Surf Shop and car park on the cliff tops above the Bay. The Bay forms one of a series of large sweeping sandy bays on the edge of the North Yorkshire National Park which run from Bridlington in the south to Whitby in the north.

Cayton railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 May 1952.

World War Two

The World War Two defences constructed around Cayton during have been documented by William Foot. They included a section post and several pillboxes. Many of the remaining defences have been subject to coastal erosion.

References

*"William Foot" - "Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940" (Council for British Archaeology, 2006) ISBN 1-902771-53-2


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