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Spaunton - Hallings Lane

Free roaming sheep keep the grass in the hamlet of Spaunton cut short but they do leave an unwanted calling card.

 

Spaunton is a hamlet in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.

 

The name Spaunton derives from Old Norse and means a farmstead or settlement which had shingle roofs.

 

Spaunton is still the setting for a Court Leet. The court meets annually in October an decides on matters of encroachment onto the common land in the village and hands down fines to offenders

 

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Uploaded on August 11, 2022
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