- Murton, York
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Coordinates: 53°57′59″N 1°00′36″W / 53.96627°N 1.01000°W
Murton
Murton shown within North YorkshirePopulation 423 OS grid reference SE650526 Parish Murton Unitary authority City of York Ceremonial county North Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town YORK Postcode district YO19 Police North Yorkshire Fire North Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber UK Parliament York Outer List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Murton is a small village and a civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England that is located on the outskirts of York. To the west there is the A64 and the village of Osbaldwick, to the south the A166 road to Bridlington, to the north the village of Stockton-on-the-Forest, and to the east the villages of Holtby and Warthill.
According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 423. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Ryedale district.
The village has around a hundred properties ranging from traditional large country houses to more modern buildings.
The village is home to the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton Park. Here there is a small railway track which is the remains of the Derwent Valley Light Railway. Trains are run on Sundays and bank holidays. The village has a local pub called the Bay Horse. The York Livestock Centre is also located in Murton.
The village has a small church named after St James, which is linked with St Thomas' Church in Osbaldwick.
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Categories:- Villages and areas in the City of York
- Villages in North Yorkshire
- Civil parishes in North Yorkshire
- York geography stubs
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