Preston-under-Scar
Also known as Preston-under-Scar, North Yorkshire
Preston-under-Scar is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leyburn. The village population was 120 at the 2001 census, increasing to 170 by the 2011 census. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Thorfin of Ravensworth, but the tenant-in-chief being Count Alan of Bedale. The name of the village derives form a mixture of Old English and Old Norse and was originally prēost tūn sker, which translates as Priests farm (or settlement) under rock (or cliff).
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- Locality
- Leyburn
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 170
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Preston-under-Scar är en civil parish i Storbritannien. Den ligger i grevskapet North Yorkshire och riksdelen England, i den centrala delen av landet, 300 km norr om huvudstaden London. Antalet invånare är 170. Kustklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 6 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 14 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 0 °C.
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