Scosthrop: what to know before moving day
The name goes back to the Domesday Book, where Scosthorp belonged to William the Conqueror, and means Skott's outlying farmstead. The parish has four listed buildings: Scosthrop Manor House, a five-bay stone manor of the early 17th century; Dykelands Farmhouse with its barn dated 1703; and Town End Farmhouse from the early 19th century. All are stone with stone slate roofs.
Settle Road runs through the hamlet, postcode BD23 4AY, and Kirkby Brow, postcode BD23 4BG, is the other named road. With so few houses, the name of the farm or house matters more than a number, and a photo of the yard or gateway helps plan where a 3.4m-long load space can be opened up.
How the van gets to Scosthrop
The route is Bradford to Skipton on the A650 and A629, the A65 north-west past Gargrave, then local roads to Airton and north along Settle Road into Scosthrop. Scosthrop is roughly 45 to 60 minutes from Bradford, as an estimate.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 45 to 60 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Scosthrop
Each service below links to its Skipton page, which covers how the job works in and around Skipton.
Scosthrop: questions before you book
Why can't I find Scosthrop in census results?
Its population is under 100, so the census counts it with Kirkby Malham. It is still its own civil parish, in the Mid Craven ward of North Yorkshire Council, with BD23 4 postcodes.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): BD23 4AY is in Mid Craven ward, North Yorkshire, parish of Scosthrop
- Scosthrop (Wikipedia): civil parish, under 100 in 2011 with details included in Kirkby Malham, about 70 people in 2015, Domesday Scosthorp belonging to William the Conqueror, Skott's outlying farmstead
- Listed buildings in Scosthrop (Wikipedia): Scosthrop Manor House (early 17th century, five bays), barn adjoining Dykelands Farmhouse (1703), Dykelands Farmhouse, Town End Farmhouse
- OpenStreetMap data via Nominatim reverse lookups: Settle Road, Scosthrop, BD23 4AY; Kirkby Brow, Scosthrop, BD23 4BG
- Airton (Wikipedia): local roads link the village to the A65