Cloughton
Cloughton Wyke
Cloughton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	687 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	TA008945
Civil parish	Cloughton
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district	YO13
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°20′10″N 0°27′02″W / 54.336100°N 0.450600°W / 54.336100; -0.450600

Cloughton (pronounced Clow-tun) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

Description

It is situated approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scarborough town centre.

It has a parish church and two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion. It is home to a large conference centre and hotel called Cober Hill. It has cricket and football pitches.

According to the 2011 UK census, Cloughton parish had a population of 687,^[1] a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 711.^[2] The parish council is Cloughton Parish Council.^[3]

Craig White, Yorkshire cricketer, lives in Cloughton. It was also the home of the Reverend G P Taylor, author of Shadowmancer and Wormwood. Craig Hiley, Yorkshire Photographer, lives in Cloughton.