Cloughton (/ˈklaʊtən/ KLAU-tən)[2] is a small village and civil parish in the former Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.

The settlement is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Cloctune, and translates from Old English as the town (tūn) in the valley (clōh).

[3][4][5] St Mary's Church, Cloughton lies in the village, as do two pubs – the Blacksmiths Arms and the Red Lion.

[10] The abandoned trackbed of the railway is now a popular bridleway connecting Whitby and Scarborough.

In 1874, Cloughton was formed into its own chapelry with Burniston and Staintondale,[16] and in 1974, it was moved into the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire.