Murton, North Yorkshire facts for kids

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St James church, Murton
Murton
Population	668 (2011)
OS grid reference	SE650526
Civil 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 53°57′59″N 1°00′36″W / 53.96627°N 1.01000°W / 53.96627; -1.01000

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, increasing to 668 in the 2011 Census.

The village was historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the district of Ryedale in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.

The village has around a hundred properties ranging from traditional large country houses to more modern buildings.

Murton Park Viking Village, by Murton

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.

St James Church

The village has a small church named after St James, which is linked with St Thomas' Church in Osbaldwick.

Transport

East Yorkshire Motor Services provide a bus service to the village of Murton from Pocklington to York.