Commondale

Commondale is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England that lies within the North York Moors National Park.

Commondale
Commondale Location within North Yorkshire
Population	129 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	NZ661105
Civil parish	Commondale
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITBY
Postcode district	YO21
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.485700°N 0.980400°W / 54.485700; -0.980400

The village is served by Commondale railway station. It has a small pub called The Cleveland Inn.

Stained glass windows on the north-east side of Commondale church. Commondale was once a centre of brick-making and the church is unusual in being built in local brick rather than stone.

According to the 2011 UK census, Commondale parish had a population of 129,^[1] the same as in the 2001 UK census.^[2]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

The village's name was also historically recorded as Colmandale or Colemandale.^[3][4]

Commondale is also the home of the Cleveland County Scouts campsite known as Raven Gill Campsite. This is used by Scouts and other youth groups from all around the world. This provides a good trade for the village pub and also promotes good farming practice in the area.

See also

• Listed buildings in Commondale