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Great Ayton

UK Place
Demography
Population4570 ((2001))
Administration
ParishGreat Ayton
Districts of EnglandHambleton
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Other Information
Post townMIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode districtTS9 TS
Dialling code01642
UK ParliamentRichmond

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Great Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire on the edge of the North York Moors in England. The name Great Ayton is thought to derive from Ea-tun, tun meaning farm and 'ea' meaning river. It has a population of 4,570.

It is known as the boyhood home of Captain Cook, the British explorer and navigator. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was a centre for the industries of weaving, tanning, brewing and tile making.

Great Ayton was home to the Great Ayton Friends' School (Quaker) from 1841 until its closure in 1997.


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