SCAWTON, a parish in the wapentake of RYEDALE,
North riding of the county of YORK, 5 miles (W.) from
Helmsley, containing 154 inhabitants. The living is a
discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cleveland,
and diocese of York, rated in the king's books at
£2. 19. 2., and in the patronage of - Worsley, Esq.
The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is in the early style
of English architecture.