Saxton, North Yorkshire

Saxton is a village in the civil parish of Saxton with Scarthingwell, in North Yorkshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) south-west of York[1] and 12 miles (19 km) east of Leeds.The place-name 'Saxton' is attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Saxtun.[4] All Saints' Church is a grade I listed structure which dates to the 11th century.[5] Some bodies of those who were killed in the Battle of Towton were buried in the churchyard.[6] Saxton is home to an Anglican church, a primary school, a village hall, the Greyhound public house which is owned and operated by Samuel Smith Old Brewery and a cricket club.
The Greyhound at Saxton
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