Lockton

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

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54|17|54|N|0|42|27|W|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Lockton

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| population = 332

| population_ref = (Including Levisham 2011 census)

| civil_parish = Lockton

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Thirsk and Malton

| post_town = PICKERING

| postcode_district = YO18

| postcode_area = YO

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| os_grid_reference = SE843899

}}

Lockton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the North York Moors about {{convert|4|mi|km}} north-east of Pickering. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and Levisham. The village is often used as a base by tourists visiting the nearby Dalby Forest.{{cite news |last1=Behrens |first1=David |title=Lockton – Tiny moors village where more than one in 20 is a professional artist |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/lockton-tiny-moors-village-where-more-than-one-in-20-is-a-professional-artist-1-9184861 |accessdate=7 July 2018 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=30 May 2018}}

Image:St Giles Church Lockton 1 (Nigel Coates).jpg

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lochetun,{{cite web |last1=Powell-Smith |first1=Anna |title=Lockton {{!}} Domesday Book |url=http://opendomesday.org/place/SE8490/lockton/ |website=opendomesday.org |accessdate=7 July 2018}} which is believed to have derived from the Old English of loca tūn, meaning the enclosure of Loca's people.{{cite book |last1=Ekwall |first1=Eilert |author-link=Eilert Ekwall |title=The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names |date=1960 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |oclc=1228215388 |page=302 |edition=4}}

According to the 2001 UK census, Lockton parish had a population of 265,{{cite web

|url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791025&c=Roos&d=16&e=15&g=391266&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211236384067&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779

|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Lockton CP (Parish)

|accessdate = 2009-06-10

|work = Neighbourhood Statistics

|publisher = Office for National Statistics

}}

increasing to 332 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217266|title=Lockton Parish|accessdate=7 July 2018}} The population tally includes that of nearby Levisham; about 200 people live in Lockton.

St Giles' Church, Lockton dates back to the 13th century (nave and chancel) with a 15th-century tower. The structure is now grade II* listed.{{NHLE|desc=Church of St Giles|num=1260741|grade=II*|accessdate=7 July 2018}}

In 1961, a Royal Observer Corps watching post with associated bunker was opened up just to the south of the village. It was closed down seven years later in 1968, but the above ground vents and access structures can still be seen.{{cite web |title=LOCKTON Yorkshire |url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/db/988105533.html |website=www.subbrit.org.uk |accessdate=7 July 2018}}

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