East Witton

East Witton is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Leyburn. The western part of the parish is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and most of the eastern part is in the Nidderdale National Landscape. In 2011 the parish had a population of 246.

The village lies at the mouth of Coverdale. The River Cover and the River Ure are on the northern boundary of the parish. The parish extends 3.5 miles (5.6 km) down Wensleydale east of the village and includes Jervaulx Abbey, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from the village. To the west in Coverdale, the parish includes Braithwaite Hall, a 17th-century manor house owned by the National Trust, 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from the village.

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Richard Whiteley is buried in the village; he and his partner, Kathryn Apanowicz, lived there.