Picton, North Yorkshire
The name of the village derives from Old English and means "Pica's farm or settlement.A stream which lies east of the village is called the Picton Stell.[7] Every year Picton holds a show on the third Saturday in July.The event has horse, dog, craft and horticulture competitions, and traditional games and races for children.This village contains The Station public house and a small disused church, the grade II listed Church of St Hilary,[8] which was abandoned in 2004 due to structural problems.
North Yorkshire2011 censusOS grid referenceLondonUnitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtPoliceAmbulanceYorkshirehamletcivil parishMiddlesbroughA19 roadOld EnglishHambleton DistrictStockton-on-Teespublic houserailway stationNorthallerton to Eaglescliffe linePicton to Battersby lineUK CensusOffice for National StatisticsGENUKIHistoric EnglandNational Heritage List for England