Cawton

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.182200|-1.017186|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Cawton

| static_image =

| static_image_caption =

| population = 48

| civil_parish = Cawton

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton

| post_town = YORK

| postcode_district = YO62

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE642767

}}

File:Road junction entering Cawton Village - geograph.org.uk - 293041.jpg

Cawton is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about ten miles west of Malton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 48. It is due east of Gilling East (where the 2011 Census figures are included), and south-east of Oswaldkirk. It is on the path of the Ebor Way.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.