The village is situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) north-east from the centre of the city and county town of York.

[1] Today the area has a horse riding school, a few small businesses and a mixture of modern stone cottages built in the Georgian style, and traditional preserved cottages from earlier times.

[2] The hamlet of Leppington, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-east, forms part of the parish.

In 1823 Scrayingham was a civil parish in the Wapentake of Buckrose and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Population at the time was 157, with occupations including nine farmers, two tailors, a cooper, and the landlord of The Horse & Jockey public house.