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Line 1: {{Short description\|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Infobox UK place\|▼ {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2019}} \|country = England▼ {{Use British English\|date=January 2020}} \|static_image = ▼ ▲{{Infobox UK place\| ~~\|static_image_caption =~~ ▲\| country = England ~~\|latitude = 53.849925~~ \| static_image = The Rockingham Arms , Towton on a damp December evening. - geograph.org.uk - 293007.jpg ~~\|longitude = -1.2634889~~ \|~~official_name~~ static_image_caption = The Rockingham Arms, Towton \| coordinates = {{coord\|53.849925\|-1.2634889\|display=inline,title}} \|~~civil_parish~~ official_name = Towton \|population = ▼ \| civil_parish = Towton<ref>{{cite web \|title=Towton Parish Council Website \|url=http://www.towtonpc.org.uk/ \|website =Towton Parish Council \|access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> ~~\|shire_district = [[Selby (district)\|Selby]]~~ ▲\| population = 226 \|shire_county = [[North Yorkshire]]▼ \| population_ref = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011\|2011 census]])<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129806&c=LS24+9BF&d=16&e=62&g=6455656&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439733323236&enc=1\|title=Parish population 2011\|access-date=16 August 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117040516/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129806&c=LS24+9BF&d=16&e=62&g=6455656&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1439733323236&enc=1\|archive-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> \|region = Yorkshire and the Humber▼ \| unitary_england = [[North Yorkshire (district)\|North Yorkshire]] \|constituency_westminster = ▼ ▲\|~~shire_county~~ lieutenancy_england = [[North Yorkshire]] \|post_town = TADCASTER▼ ▲\| region = Yorkshire and the Humber \|postcode_district = LS24▼ ▲\| constituency_westminster = ~~\|postcode_area = LS~~ ▲\| post_town = TADCASTER \|dial_code =▼ ▲\| postcode_district = LS24 \|os_grid_reference = SE485395▼ ▲\|~~static_image~~ postcode_area = = LS ▲\| dial_code = ▲\| os_grid_reference = = SE485395 }} '''Towton''' ({{IPAc-en~~\|icon~~\|ˈ\|t\|aʊ\|t\|ən}}) is a small village and [[civil parishes in England\|civil parish]] in the [[Selby ~~(district)\|Selby~~District]] ~~district~~ of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It was historically part of the [[~~England~~West Riding of Yorkshire]] until 1974.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=History of Towton, in Selby and West Riding {{!}} Map and description\|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14395\|access-date=2020-11-25\|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref> ==History== The village is best known for the [[Battle of Towton]], fought on Palm Sunday, 29 March 1461, during the [[Wars of the Roses]]. It was at this battle that Sir David Ap Mathew saved the life of Edward the IV. Once King, Edward granted Sir David Ap Mathew to use 'Towton' on the Mathew Family Crest. <ref>{{cite book \|last=Gravett \|first=Christopher \|authorlink=Christopher Gravett \|title=Towton 1461—England's Bloodiest Battle \|series=Campaign \|volume=120 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Osprey Publishing \|location=Oxford, United Kingdom \|isbn=1-84176-513-9 \|page=44 \|ref=harv}}</ref>▼ In 2010 and 2011 a pair of gold [[torc]]s dating to the [[British Iron Age\|Iron Age]] were discovered by metal detectorists. The '[[Towton torcs]]' were acquired by the [[Yorkshire Museum]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25123492 \|title=Yorkshire Museum buys second Towton bracelet \|work=BBC News \|date=28 November 2013 \|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> ~~[[File:Towton.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The [[A162 road]] through Towton]]~~ ▲The village is best known for the [[Battle of Towton]], fought on [[Palm Sunday]], 29 March 1461, during the [[Wars of the Roses]]. It was at this battle that [[Sir David Mathew\|Sir David Ap Mathew]] saved the life of [[Edward ~~the~~IV of England\|Edward IV]]. Once King, Edward granted Sir David Ap Mathew permission to use 'Towton' on the Mathew ~~Family~~family ~~Crest~~crest. <ref>{{cite book \|last=Gravett \|first=Christopher \|authorlink=Christopher Gravett \|title=Towton 1461—England's Bloodiest Battle \|series=Campaign \|volume=120 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Osprey Publishing \|location=Oxford, United Kingdom \|isbn=1-84176-513-9 \|page=44 ~~\|ref=harv~~}}</ref> The battle has been described as "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil."{{Sfn\|Gravett\|2003\|p=7}} ==References== Line 27 ⟶ 34: {{Commons category\|Towton}} [[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]]▼ [[Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire]]▼ {{authority control}} ▲[[Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire]] [[Category:Selby District]] ▲[[Category:Villages in North Yorkshire]] {{selby-geo-stub}}▼ ▲{{~~selby~~Selby-geo-stub}} ~~[[fr:Towton]]~~ ~~[[nl:Towton]]~~ ~~[[no:Towton]]~~ ~~[[pl:Towton]]~~ ~~[[pt:Towton]]~~