Place:West Scrafton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameWest Scrafton
Alt namesWest Scraftonsource: from redirect
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates54.248°N 1.889°W
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
North Yorkshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoCoverham with Agglethorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of Coverham in which West Scrafton was a township
Hang West Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandearly county division in which it was located
Leyburn Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Englanddistrict municipality in which it has been situated since 1974
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West Scrafton (#32 on map) is now a civil parish and a village in the Richmondshire District of North Yorkshire, England. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) south west of Leyburn. There is also a hamlet of East Scrafton which joins with Caldbergh in the civil parish of Caldbergh with East Scrafton (#5).

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, West Scrafton was located in Leyburn Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ecclesiastical parish of Coverham (#11) in the Hang West Wapentake.

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