Scalby. Scalby, a village on the north edge of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, is part of the civil parish of Newby and Scalby.
From 1902 to 1974, Scalby was an urban district in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Scalby is 2.5 miles north of Scarborough, and is separated from the town's suburbs by the Scalby Beck, which flows to the North Sea at Scalby Mills.
Scalby is a village which is bisected by the A171 Scarborough to Whitby road. The older part of the village is west of the main crossroads and is focussed around a small but busy High Street.
There are two pubs, a newsagent, village store, two restaurants and a local hair salon. In addition there is Scalby Methodist Chapel and the Church Rooms.
The name Scalby derives from Scalli's Village, Scalli being an old Scandinavian name. The parish church of Scalby is St Laurence's. The church is the oldest recorded building in the village. Records show its presentation in 1150 by Eustace Fitz John. The chancel arch and pillars are of that time and the first recorded priest, inducted in 1238, was Henry Devon. It is designated a Grade II* listed building. In modern times, as an artificial flood relief channel, much of the flow of the River Derwent has been diverted, into a new channel called the Sea Cut which runs east along a previously dry side valley and into the existing Scalby Beck. Scalby has two A roads running through it; both g
From 1902 to 1974, Scalby was an urban district in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Scalby is 2.5 miles north of Scarborough, and is separated from the town's suburbs by the Scalby Beck, which flows to the North Sea at Scalby Mills.
Scalby is a village which is bisected by the A171 Scarborough to Whitby road. The older part of the village is west of the main crossroads and is focussed around a small but busy High Street.
There are two pubs, a newsagent, village store, two restaurants and a local hair salon. In addition there is Scalby Methodist Chapel and the Church Rooms.
The name Scalby derives from Scalli's Village, Scalli being an old Scandinavian name. The parish church of Scalby is St Laurence's. The church is the oldest recorded building in the village. Records show its presentation in 1150 by Eustace Fitz John. The chancel arch and pillars are of that time and the first recorded priest, inducted in 1238, was Henry Devon. It is designated a Grade II* listed building. In modern times, as an artificial flood relief channel, much of the flow of the River Derwent has been diverted, into a new channel called the Sea Cut which runs east along a previously dry side valley and into the existing Scalby Beck. Scalby has two A roads running through it; both g
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