Hinderwell

Hinderwell is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England which lies within the North York Moors National Park, about a mile from the coast on the A174 road between the towns of Loftus and Whitby. The 2011 UK census states Hinderwell parish had a population of 1,875, a decrease on the 2001 UK census figure of 2,013. Hinderwell was the most northerly parish in the Scarborough Borough Council area until its abolition in 2023. Hinderwell is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Hildrewell, which is said to derive from the well of Saint Hilda of Whitby, the Abbess of Whitby Abbey. St Hilda's Church, Hinderwell is named for her, as it St Hilda's Well in the churchyard. Hinderwell Methodist Church was built in 1873. The civil parish of Hinderwell encompasses: the village of Staithes, the hamlet of Port Mulgrave (NZ794174), the hamlet of Runswick Bay (NZ806161), a popular beach resort with a lifeboat service operated independently since 1982, the hamlet of Dalehouse (NZ777180), which contains the Fox and Hounds pub. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.