Sandhutton

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

{{For|the village between York and Malton in North Yorkshire|Sand Hutton}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.23271|-1.41494|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Sandhutton

| static_image_name = Sandhutton, North Yorkshire, St Leonard's Church and War Memorial.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Leonard's Church with Sandhutton's War Memorial on the left

| population = 261

| population_ref = (2011 census){{NOMIS2011|id=1170216914|title=Sandhutton Parish |accessdate=21 May 2018}}

| civil_parish = Sandhutton

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster =

| post_town = THIRSK

| postcode_district = YO7

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE382820

| website ={{url| https://www.parish-council.com/sandhutton/}}

}}

Sandhutton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It lies about {{convert|5|km|0|order=flip}} west of Thirsk on the A167.{{cite map|title =Northallerton & Thirsk |map =302 |year =2015 |scale =1;25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =9780319245545 }} It has been referred to as Hutton, Hutton (Sand),{{cite web|title=History of Sand Hutton, in Hambleton and North Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14168|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk|accessdate=1 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014626/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14168|url-status=live}} and Sand Hutton. The name derives from Old English {{Lang|ang|sand-hōh-tūn}} which translates as a sharply projecting piece of sandy ground with an enclosure, farmstead or village upon it.{{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=259 |edition=4}}

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

East of the village, on the road to Carlton Miniott, is the Sand Hutton Cross which is now a listed monument. The cross marked the point at which three parishes met and is designated due to the fact that it has survived despite intensive arable farming in the area.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1011748|desc=Sand Hutton Cross|grade=|accessdate=1 November 2017}}

In 2017, a {{convert|45|acre|adj=on}} solar farm was installed to the east of the village. The scheme involved the placing of 20,000 photovoltaic panels that would generate up to 5 MW and would have a life expectancy of 25 years.{{cite news|last1=Minting|first1=Stuart|title=Renewable energy firms unveil plans for large solar farms|url=http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/13319905.Renewable_energy_firms_unveil_plans_for_large_solar_farms/|accessdate=1 November 2017|work=Darlington and Stockton Times|date=8 June 2015|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031234/http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/13319905.Renewable_energy_firms_unveil_plans_for_large_solar_farms/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Sandhutton Solar Farm Renewable energy scheme / Solar|url=http://www.renewables-map.co.uk/details.asp?pageid=5307&pagename=Sandhutton%20Solar%20Farm|website=www.renewables-map.co.uk|accessdate=1 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013116/http://www.renewables-map.co.uk/details.asp?pageid=5307&pagename=Sandhutton%20Solar%20Farm|url-status=live}}

Sandhutton is the location of Breckenbrough School, an independent special school.{{cite web|url=https://www.breckenbrough.org.uk/|title=Breckenbrough | Residential School for Boys with Special Needs|publisher=Breckenbrough School|accessdate=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125172344/https://www.breckenbrough.org.uk/|url-status=live}}