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Deighton
Population	291 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE628441
Civil parish	Deighton
Unitary authority	City of York
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO19

Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°53′24″N 1°02′42″W / 53.890°N 1.045°W / 53.890; -1.045

Deighton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 291. It lies on the A19 about five miles south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 308.

The village was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.

The parish also includes most of the hamlet of Crockey Hill.

Piles of harvested sugar beet at Swan Farm by Deighton

The name Deighton comes from Old English and means farmstead surrounded by a ditch.

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