Sawdon is a village in the civil parish of Brompton, in North Yorkshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Scarborough.

[1] The village lies 1.75 miles (3 km) north of Brompton, which is on the A170 road connecting Pickering with Scarborough.

Whilst the village is not mentioned specifically by name in the Domesday Book, its name is recorded as far back as 1290 as Saldene, which means Sallow Valley.

[9] No churches were built in the village, but in 1823, a Wesleyan chapel was erected on the main road through the settlement.

[11] From 2012 Sawdon Village Hall was selected as the site for fundraising events by the charity Astronomy Wise.