OS grid reference NZ688081 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district YO21 | Post town WHITBY Local time Monday 11:23 AM District Borough of Scarborough | |
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Castleton is a village on the River Esk, part of the civil parish of Danby in the county of North Yorkshire in England. It can be found about 15 miles south-east of Middlesbrough, in the North York Moors. There was once a medieval castle sited on Castle Hill.
Map of Castleton, Whitby, UK
It is served by Castleton Moor railway station on the Esk Valley Line. Castleton has a local school, church, chapel and two public houses, The Downe Arms and The Eskdale, as well as a small Co-op supermarket, two village shops, post office, tea room, hair salon and a public toilets . Castleton is a centre for walking, birdwatching, shooting and many other pursuits. It is said that Castleton was named after a castle built near the River Esk. Castleton has a cricket team which plays next to the river.
In times past Castleton was actually the main market and industrial town serving Upper Eskdale. There were annual wool, cheese and cattle fairs, cheese market and a silk mill.
Bus services through Castleton barely exist in the winter. However, on Sundays and Bank Holidays from spring to autumn, the village is served by the Moorsbus network.
The Esk Valley Walk runs through the village.