Fryton is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England with a population of around 50.

[3] The name Fryton is the same derivation as Fritton; from Old English meaning enclosure or enclosed space.

[4] The village is in a rural location and the parish is predominantly agricultural with potatoes forming an important crop.

The Thirsk and Malton Line passed through Fryton until it closed to passenger traffic in 1931.

These studies uncovered a number of tumuli, earthworks, outline details of a former railway, and Viking, Roman and Neolithic connections.