Throxenby

Throxenby is not mentioned in the Domesday Book, and is first recorded as T'Stanebi in 1167. The name derives from a personal name and means Thorstan's Farm.^[1] Throxenby was a township covering a large area in 1859, (some 400 acres (160 ha)), but was also listed as a hamlet 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Scarborough.^[2] Post the Conquest, the land that formed the eventual Scalby Parish belonged to the crown, but was donated by Henry III to his son Edmund in 1257. However, in 1276, William de Morers gave his land at Throxenby and the manor to Henry de Percy.^[3]

Lady Edith's Drive was built to connect the main road at Scalby with Throxenby Mere by the 1st Earl of Londesborough, who named it after his wife.^[4] Whilst the Londesborough family were the principal landowners in the area, the lord or lady of the manor is given to those who hold the title of the Duchy of Lancaster, which is the ruling monarch of the time as the estates belong to the crown.^[5] It has been suggested by archaeological surveys that the settlement in medieval times never had an official manor house or church, and that it was populated by tenant farmers, with houses strung out along Throxenby Lane.^[6] However, in 1660, Christopher Keld of Newby built a manorial house, which was again replaced. and became known as Throxenby Hall.^[7]

c. 1831–1832, a military barracks was built in the township, around the same time that Burniston Barracks were built.^[8][9] In 1946, North Riding County Council (later North Yorkshire County Council from 1974), acquired Throxenby Hall and turned it into a home for boys from across the county. The home was closed in 1991, and was later converted into flats.^[10]

In 2004, a new St Catherine's Hospice as opened in Throxenby, having previously being located on Scalby Road.^[11][12]

Within the area formerly covered by Throxenby parish, is the deserted Medieval village of Hatterboard (at TA017887).^[13]