Population 291 (2011) Civil parish Deighton Country England | OS grid reference SE628441 Ceremonial county North Yorkshire Local time Sunday 8:31 PM | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 6°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Deighton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 291. It lies on the A19 about five miles south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 308. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.
Map of Deighton, UK
The parish also includes most of the hamlet of Crockey Hill.
The name Deighton comes from Old English and means farmstead surrounded by a ditch.
References
Deighton, York Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA