Ainthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Danby and the Scarborough district of the county of North Yorkshire, England.[1][2] The village lies within the Scarborough and Whitby Parliament constituency; the Esk Valley Electoral District of North Yorkshire County Council; and the Danby Ward of the Scarborough District Borough Council.[3] The village is part of the Danby Parish Group that includes Castleton, Westerdale, Fryup and Houlsyke.[4] The village hosts the Danby Church of England (VC) school, located on Ainthorpe Lane.[5] Built by William Butterfield in 1860, it is a Grade II listed building.