Spaunton is a hamlet and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

[2] The name Spaunton derives from Old Norse and means a farmstead or settlement which had shingle roofs.

Every year in October, the court convenes to hear cases involving encroachment on village common land and to impose penalties on violators.

408 Squadron RCAF from RAF Linton-on-Ouse crashed into the village with a full load of ordnance.

One of the bombs exploded and killed a civilian from the village, George Strickland, as he went to see what the noise was about.