Eastfield, North Yorkshire

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.240200|-0.396000|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Eastfield

| static_image = High Street, Eastfield - geograph.org.uk - 925117.jpg

| static_image_caption = Eastfield High Street

| population = 7,178

| population_ref = (2021 census){{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&version=0&dataset=2352|accessdate=3 November 2023|website=Office for National Statistics|title=Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics}}

| civil_parish = Eastfield

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Scarborough and Whitby

| post_town = SCARBOROUGH

| postcode_district = YO11

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01723

| os_grid_reference = TA046839

}}

Eastfield is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It was granted town status in January 2016.{{cite web |title=Filey and Eastfield |url=https://northyorkshire.police.uk/neighbourhoods/filey-eastfield/ |website=North Yorkshire Police |access-date=10 May 2021 |ref=NYP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404174213/https://northyorkshire.police.uk/neighbourhoods/filey-eastfield/ |archive-date=4 April 2021 |language=en |quote=In January 2016, Eastfield was given 'Town' status in a bid to obtain better opportunities for residents. |url-status=live}} It is directly south of Scarborough and is sometimes described as one of its suburbs.{{cite web |last1=Teale |first1=Andrew |title=Previewing the Eastfield, North Yorkshire by-election of 25th May 2023 |url=https://medium.com/britainelects/previewing-the-eastfield-north-yorkshire-by-election-of-25th-may-2023-45cac5b54b16 |website=Britain Elects |access-date=15 June 2023 |language=en |date=25 May 2023 |quote=Effectively a Scarborough suburb, Eastfield is}}{{cite web |title=Investment Cayton Low Road, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3BY |url=https://cpne.co.uk/property/investment-cayton-low-road-eastfield-scarborough-yo11-3by/ |publisher=Connect Property North East |access-date=15 June 2023 |quote=located in Eastfield a suburb of Scarborough}}

According to the 2011 UK census, Eastfield parish had a population of 5,610,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170217373

| title = Eastfield Parish

| access-date = 5 March 2018}} a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 5,863.{{NOMIS2001

| id = 36UG053

| title = Eastfield Parish

| access-date = 17 April 2021}}

The town council is Eastfield Town Council.{{cite web |title=Eastfield Town Council |url=https://eastfieldtc.wixsite.com/eastfieldtowncouncil |website=eastfieldtowncouncil |publisher=Eastfield Town Council |access-date=10 May 2021 |ref=ETC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510104209/https://eastfieldtc.wixsite.com/eastfieldtowncouncil |archive-date=10 May 2021 |language=en}}

The population for Eastfield according to the 2021 UK census was returned as 7,178.

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

The area has a mid-size Industrial Park (Olympian Trading Park), the rapidly expanding Scarborough Business Park, and Plaxton Park is on the outskirts of Eastfield. The area is the base for a number of large businesses, for example Plaxton, Raflatac, Unison, Cooplands, Mainline Menswear, Sik Silk and Dale Power Solutions. The largest factory in the vicinity is McCain Foods. Boyes, a discount department store chain which has over 80 stores across the UK has its head office and warehouse facilities here.{{cite web |title=Scarborough family firm expands |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/business/scarborough-family-firm-expands-1-3411406 |website=The Scarborough News |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028225335/https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/business/scarborough-family-firm-expands-1-3411406 |archive-date=28 October 2019 |date=25 May 2011}}

Eastfield was home to local commercial radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio which broadcast to Scarborough, Filey, Bridlington and Whitby on FM and DAB, until its closure.{{cite web |last1=Hollingsworth |first1=Louise |title=New Life for local radio station |url=https://www.leedsnow.co.uk/2020/10/22/new-life-for-local-radio-station/ |website=Leeds Now |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120021927/https://www.leedsnow.co.uk/2020/10/22/new-life-for-local-radio-station/ |archive-date=20 January 2021 |date=22 October 2020 |quote=Following the announcement that much-loved radio station Yorkshire Coast Radio was closing down after its 27 years on air [...] With the closure of Yorkshire Coast Radio came a petition calling for it to remain open}}

George Pindar School is the local secondary school for Eastfield and the surrounding vicinity.

In April 2021, Historic England announced the discovery of an important Roman residential site during a survey for a new housing estate, suggesting it to be either a religious sanctuary, a luxury villa or combination of both. It is a type of building layout not known of elsewhere in Britain.{{cite news |first=Alexandra |last=Topping |title=Roman site uncovered in Scarborough hailed as first of its kind in UK |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/14/roman-site-scarborough-first-kind-in-uk |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=15 April 2021 |access-date=15 April 2021}}{{cite web|title=Rare Roman Remains Discovered in Scarborough |publisher= Historic England|url=http://umbraco.historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/in-your-area/yorkshire/roman-remains-discovery-scarborough/|access-date=15 April 2021}} Within hours of the announcement of the discovery, people trespassed onto the site and caused damage to the building.{{cite web |title=More Roman ruins could be found at 'nationally important' Eastfield site as new digs set to begin |url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/more-roman-ruins-could-be-found-at-nationally-important-eastfield-site-as-new-digs-set-to-begin-3226713 |work=The Scarborough News |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507230410/https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/more-roman-ruins-could-be-found-at-nationally-important-eastfield-site-as-new-digs-set-to-begin-3226713 |archive-date=7 May 2021 |language=en |date=6 May 2021}} The discovery of the site caused a reduction of planned homes, from approximately 150 to 94.

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