Low Catton

{{Short description|Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Low Catton

| static_image = All Saints Church Low Catton.jpg

| static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Low Catton

| coordinates = {{coord|53.975195|-0.926389|display=inline,title}}

| population =

| civil_parish = Catton

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Goole and Pocklington

| post_town = YORK

| postcode_district = YO41

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01759

| os_grid_reference = SE705537

| london_distance_mi = 170

| london_direction = S

}}

Low Catton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Catton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{convert|7|mi|km}} north-west of the market town of Pocklington and about {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of the village of Stamford Bridge. In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Low Catton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 August 2023}} Low Catton became a civil parish in 1866, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with High Catton to form "Catton".{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10409238|title=Relationships and changes Low Catton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=10 August 2023}}

Low Catton lies on the east bank of the River Derwent.

File:Village street, Low Catton.jpg

The church, dedicated to All Saints, was designated a Grade I listed building in 1967 and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.{{NHLE|num=1346407|desc=Church of All Saints|accessdate=12 August 2013}}

File:The Gold Cup Inn Low Catton.jpg

In 1823, Low Catton church was under the patronage of the Earl of Egremont. In the village existed a grammar school with schoolmaster.{{cite journal |last=Yarrington |first=Alison |last2=Lieberman |first2=Ilene D. |last3=Potts |first3=Alex |last4=Barker |first4=Malcolm |year=1991 |title=An Edition of the Ledger of Sir Francis Chantrey R.A., at the Royal Academy, 1809-1841 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41829570 |journal=The Volume of the Walpole Society |volume=56 |pages=i–343 |issn=0141-0016}} The population at the time was 177. Occupations included nine farmers, a joiner, a shoemaker, and a curate. There was a yeoman, and the steward to Lord Egremont at Catton Lodge.{{cite book|authorlink=Edward Baines (1774–1848)|last=Baines|first= Edward|year=1823|title=History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York|page=185}}

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