Marton, Harrogate

Marton
Marton

 Marton shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SE417628
Parish Marton cum Grafton
District Harrogate
Shire county North Yorkshire
Region Yorkshire and the Humber
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO51
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire

Marton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 15 miles (24 km) north west of the city of York and 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of the market town of Knaresborough. Together with Grafton it forms the civil parish of Marton cum Grafton.

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Village pub

The village public house is called Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn, a sixteenth century inn which still contains a number of original features. The lease was part owned by Neil Morrisey until the business went into liquidation on 22 October 2009.[1] The original experience of buying the lease and setting up the pub/microbrewery were turned into a TV programme "Neil Morrisey's Risky Business" which aired late 2008 on Channel 4.[2]

History

There is an active village history group[3] which is engaged in a number of activities as detailed on its website.[4]

In 2007 a Roman lead coffin burial was discovered very close to the village,[5] which was widely reported in the local and national press: the village history group intend to use the location of this burial as the starting point for an extended search for the Roman villa which they believe is certainly associated with it.

The village school was founded in 1861.

References

  1. ^ Branagan, Mark (23 October 2009). "Pub business fronted by TV star goes bust after 18 months". Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Pub-business-fronted-by-TV.5763189.jp. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  2. ^ "Neil Morrissey's Risky Business". Channel 4. 2008. http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/neil-morrissey-s-risky-business/the-show_p_1.html. Retrieved 2009-11-08. 
  3. ^ "Marton Cum Grafton History Group Contact List". http://www.martoncumgraftonhistory.com. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
  4. ^ "The History Of Marton Cum Grafton". http://www.martoncumgraftonhistory.com/. Retrieved 2009-11-09. 
  5. ^ "Rare 2,000-year-old Roman skeleton found in 6ft lead coffin in Yorkshire". Canadian content. http://forums.canadiancontent.net/history/69464-rare-2-000-year-old.html. Retrieved 9 November 2009. 

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