Silpho

Silpho is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

Silpho
Silpho Location within North Yorkshire
Population	31 (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SE965921
Civil parish	Silpho
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district	YO13
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.316180°N 0.517000°W / 54.316180; -0.517000

According to the 2001 UK census, Silpho parish had a population of 31.^[1] At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Details are included in the civil parish of Suffield-cum-Everley.

The name Silpho probably derives from the Old English scelfhōh meaning 'shelf hill spur'.^[2]

The hill leading to Silpho from Hackness, was the final climb of 1.5 km (Cote de Silpho), on Stage 3 of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire

The parish council is Hackness & Harwood Dale Group Parish Council which covers the six parishes of Broxa-cum-Troutsdale, Darncombe-cum-Langdale End, Hackness, Harwood Dale, Silpho and Suffield-cum-Everley.^[3]

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

See also

• Listed buildings in Silpho