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Newby and Scalby

Civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	top
official_name	Newby and Scalby
type	Civil parish
static_image_name	St Laurence's Church, Scalby - geograph.org.uk - 247947.jpg
static_image_caption	St Laurence's Church, Scalby
static_image_width	300px
static_image_2_name	Newby and Scalby UK parish locator map.svg
static_image_2_width	300px
map_type	nomap
population	9,513
population_ref	(2011 census)
civil_parish	Newby and Scalby
unitary_england	North Yorkshire
lieutenancy_england	North Yorkshire
region	Yorkshire and the Humber
constituency_westminster	Scarborough and Whitby
post_town	SCARBOROUGH
postcode_district	YO13
postcode_area	YO
os_grid_reference	TA008905
area_total_sq_mi	5.13
area_total_km2	13.29

Newby and Scalby is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. formed by the smaller southern area of Newby and the larger, northern, area of Scalby. From 1974 to 2023 it was in Scarborough district. It has the status of a town council.

Geography

Main article: Scalby, North Yorkshire, Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The shape of the parish is a rectangle perpendicular to the coast, omitting the south-east corner which is the sea life centre and park of Scarborough, with a north-west rectangular projection most of which is closer to Burniston than Scalby. The village forms one large cluster in the mid-south of this area traversed by several small roads and passing through is a section of the relatively minor A171. Newby is south of the Scalby Beck (or Sea Cut) and is physically undivided from the rest of Scarborough. The coast here is cliffs topped by the Cleveland Way including Scalby Ness.

Demography

According to the 2011 UK census, Newby and Scalby parish had a population of 9,513. At the time of the last census the rate of home ownership (with or without a loan) was greater than the average in the district and the proportion of social housing was significantly lower in terms of housing stock.{{NOMIS2011

Output area		Homes owned outright		Owned with a loan		Socially rented		Privately rented		Shared ownership		Other		km2 green spaces		km2 roads		km2 water		km2 domestic gardens		km2 domestic buildings		km2 non-domestic buildings		Usual residents		km2
Newby and Scalby

Amenities

Scalby has the high street of the two settlements, commercial at street-level leading westward and upwards into the North York Moors National Park.

Scarborough RUFC, play and train immediately north of the built-up area. A separate ground in Scarborough itself is the ground of Scarborough Pirates ARLFC.

Scalby Cricket Club and Scalby Football Club share a ground on Carr Lane.

St Laurence's Church, Scalby was built in the 13th century and is a grade II* listed building, the middle category of listing. St Joseph's Church, Newby is the local Catholic church.

Newby and Scalby Primary School is the main amenity named after both villages or suburbs. Scalby School is local secondary school in the parish.

Newby and Scalby Library and Information Centre is run by volunteers after being threatened with closure. It is a registered charity, and operates in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council. In 2026 it was chosen by the Poet Laureatue Simon Armitage as a venue for his annual library tour, which in 2026 visited libraries in places with initials N-P.

References

"Key Statistics: Dwellings; Quick Statistics: Population Density; Physical Environment: Land Use Survey 2005". [[Office for National Statistics]].
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"Scarborough (Newby) – St Joseph". Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
"About us".
"How to Book – N to P Libraries Tour 2026". Simon Armitage.

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