Grimstone, North Yorkshire

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

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

{{Use British English|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.17136|-1.05275|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Grimstone

| static_image = Viewly Hill Farm, Grimston - geograph.org.uk - 447194.jpg

| static_image_caption = Farm in Grimston

| population = 60

| population_ref = (2015 estimate)

| civil_parish = Grimstone

| 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 = 01347

| os_grid_reference = SE 619 754

}}

Grimstone or Grimston{{cite web| url =http://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12749/names|title=Place names Grimston|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate = 1 January 2018}} is a hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies beside the main B1363 road between York and Helmsley. Grimston lies in the Howardian Hills just south of the North York Moors National Park and close to Ampleforth Abbey and College. In 2015 it had an estimated population of 60.{{cite web|url=https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf|title=2015 Population Estimates Parishes|publisher=North Yorkshire County Council|accessdate=17 January 2019|archive-date=4 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf|url-status=dead}}

It was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

Grimston is small, and is made up of around 14 households{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}. Historically, it originates from an old manorial estate {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}, and several of the buildings still hold related names: Grimston Manor, Grimston Manor Farm, Grimston Lodge, Grimston Cottage and Grimston Grange. Grimston was recorded in the Domesday Book as Grimeston.{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7313219|title=Place name: Grimston in East Gilling|publisher=The National Archives|accessdate=17 January 2019}}