The village of Scotton is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church is called Scotton: St Thomas and serves the parish of Scotton and the benefice of Walkingham Hill and belongs to the diocese of West Yorkshire & The Dales.
Scotton is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by Harrogate, council.
The village of Scotton is in the North Yorkshire CC region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.