Stutton, North Yorkshire
village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Stutton is a small village in the county of North Yorkshire, England, a mile south-west of Tadcaster.
It lies in the valley of the Cock Beck which discharges into the River Wharfe one mile to the east of the village.
It was 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.
It is in the parliamentary constituency of Wetherby and Easingwold, the civil parish of Stutton with Hazlewood and ecclesiastical parish of Tadcaster.
History
It has an ancient history, likely founded by a Viking settler named Stufi in the late 9th century. The Domesday survey of 1086 records a mill, meadow and woodland. It remained a small hamlet until major residential development occurred in the 1960s and the 70s.
From Roman times until 1907/8 a substantial part of the village was owned by the Vavasour family of Hazlewood Castle as part of the Stutton-cum-Hazlewood estate. The castle is now a hotel and spa.
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