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{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| static_image
| static_image_caption = The Rockingham Arms, Towton
| coordinates = {{coord|53.849925|-1.2634889|display=inline,title}}
| official_name = Towton
| civil_parish = Towton
| population = 226
| 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>
| shire_district = [[Selby (district)|Selby]]
| shire_county = [[North Yorkshire]]
| region = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster =
| post_town = TADCASTER▼
| postcode_district = LS24▼
▲|post_town= TADCASTER
| postcode_area = LS▼
▲|postcode_district = LS24
| dial_code = ▼
▲|postcode_area = LS
▲|dial_code =
▲|os_grid_reference = SE485395
}}
'''Towton''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aʊ|t|ən}} is a small village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[Selby District]] of [[North Yorkshire]], England. It was historically part of the [[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==
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>
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 IV of England|Edward IV]]. Once King, Edward granted Sir David Ap Mathew permission 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>
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