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Towton

Towton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Place details

Locality: Tadcaster
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.static_image: The Rockingham Arms , Towton on a damp December evening. - geograph.org.uk - 293007.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Rockingham Arms, Towton
UK place.official_name: Towton
UK place.civil_parish: Towton
UK place.population: 226
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.unitary_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.post_town: TADCASTER
UK place.postcode_district: LS24
UK place.postcode_area

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: North Yorkshire
Population: +226
Image: Towton.jpg

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Towton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

It was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.