AYTON (EAST), a chapelry in the parish of SEAMER,
PICKERING lythe, North riding of the county of
YORK, 5 miles (S. W. by W.) from Scarborough, containing
333 inhabitants. The chapel is dedicated to St.
John the Baptist. There is a place of worship for Wesleyan
Methodists. The village is situated in a valley,
remarkable for the beauty of its scenery, through which
flows the river Derwent. An iron-foundry has been established
here.