Lockton is a small village and

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, England. It is situated in the

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about north-east of Pickering. Nearby villages include Newton-on-Rawcliffe and

Levisham Levisham is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, located within the North York Moors National Park about north of Pickering, North Yorkshire, Pickering. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100. Details are i ...

. The village is often used as a base by tourists visiting the nearby Dalby Forest. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as ''Lochetun'', which is believed to have derived from the Old English of ''loca tūn'', meaning the enclosure of Loca's people. According to the

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, Lockton parish had a population of 265, increasing to 332 at the 2011 Census. The population tally includes that of nearby Levisham; about 200 people live in Lockton. St Giles' Church, Lockton dates back to the 13th century (nave and chancel) with a 15th-century tower. The structure is now

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. In 1961, a

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watching post with associated bunker was opened up just to the south of the village. It was closed down seven years later in 1968, but the above ground vents and access structures can still be seen. Between 1974 and 2023 the village was part of the

Ryedale Ryedale was a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It was in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent, Yorkshire, River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages ...

district. It is now administered by

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Lockton and Levisham Past and Present
Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub

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