| Coordinates: | 54.296, -0.9 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 71 89 |
| Dialling code: | 01751 (Pickering) |
Spaunton is a small, quiet parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting on the western fringe of the North York Moors. It occupies a patchwork of moorland and pastoral farmland, making it a popular spot for walkers and anyone after a peaceful rural landscape of heather, stone walls and open skies.
Historically it is a very small, dispersed community with roots stretching back centuries, and its economy is still largely agricultural - chiefly sheep and mixed hill farming - supplemented by holiday cottages and low‑key rural tourism. Social life is shaped by the countryside and nearby market towns, giving the parish a close‑knit, unhurried character and a strong sense of local tradition.
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