Stockton-on-the-Forest

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude= 53.9961

longitude= -0.9984
official_name= Stockton-on-the-Forest
population = 1,261 (2001 census)
shire_district= Ryedale
shire_county = North Yorkshire
region= Yorkshire and the Humber

constituency_westminster= Ryedale changing to York Outer in 2009
post_town= YORK
postcode_district = YO32
postcode_area= YO
dial_code= 01904
os_grid_reference= SE656560

Stockton-on-the-Forest is a village in the unitary authority of York, England. It is located to the east of the A64 road to Scarborough and the roundabout interchange of the A64 and the A1036. To the east there are the villages of Upper Helmsley and Sand Hutton and to the south the villages of Warthill, Holtby and Murton.According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,261. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.

The village is home to "Stockton Hall" a secure unit for mentally ill patients. The village has a local pub, called "The Fox". The village has two churches, the Holy Trinity Church and the Methodist Church. "Stockton on the Forest" also has a Primary School for local residents accommodating approximately 100 pupils.

"Stockton on the Forest" is a good example of a linear village, as it follows only one main road ("Stockon Lane/Sandy Lane") for approximately one and a half miles, branching out only near the west end.

External links

* [http://www.partnershipsincare.co.uk/facilities/stockton_hall.html Stockton Hall website]
* [http://www.webstore-ed.net/stockton/homepage.html Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School website]