village. The highest point in the village is at the north on Holywell Lane, at . The Stell has its source to the south of the village and is a tributary of the nearby River Wiske. The east end of the village lies close to the B1263 road. The village lies within the Richmond UK Parliament constituency, the Richmondshire North electoral division of North Yorkshire County Council and the Croft ward of Hambleton District Council. Demography 2001 Census According to the 2001 UK Census, the parish was 50.4% male and 49.6% female of the total population of 550. The religious make-up was 84.5% Christian with the rest stating no religion. The ethnic distribution was 100% White. There were 216 dwellings. 2011 Census According to the 2011 UK Census, the parish had a total population of 503 with 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The religious make-up was 68.4% Christian with the rest stating no religion. The ethnic distribution was 99.8% White with a small BAME minority. There were 223 dwellings. Community The local school is North and South Cowton Community Primary School which has around 40 pupils split between two sites. It is within the catchment area of Richmond School and Sixth Form College for secondary education, to the age of eighteen. The village public house is The Herdsman. There is also a village hall, football pitch, tennis court, two children's playgrounds, a bus stop, a war memorial, two public telephone boxes, two community notice boards and two postboxes. There is a petrol station/shop just outside the village on the B1263 road. The village is served by the 72 bus service which runs between Darlington and Northallerton. There are a number of public footpaths and bridleways, including Cramble Cross. There is also a local football team, Cowtons FC Religion There were two churches, St Luke's Church of England and the Methodist Chapel. The chapel was built in 1827 and restored in 1881. St Luke's was built as a pastoral centre in 1968 and consecrated as the parish church on 21 October 1990. Both have since been closed, with the Parish Church of East Cowton now the designated church for the village. See also Atley Hill East Cowton South Cowton References External links Parish Council Villages in North Yorkshire Civil parishes in North Yorkshire