Long Marston, North Yorkshire

Long Marston

The Sun Inn
Long Marston
 Long Marston shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE501511
Civil parishLong Marston
DistrictHarrogate
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO26
Dialling code 01904
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentSelby and Ainsty
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Coordinates: 53°57′13″N 1°14′12″W / 53.95368°N 1.23660°W

Long Marston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1224 road from Wetherby to York, 7 miles (11 km) west of York. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Hutton Wandesley, immediately south of the village of Long Marston, and Angram, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Hutton Wandesley.

Until 1974 Long Marston was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The Battle of Marston Moor was fought just west of the village. There is a monument to the battle on the Tockwith Road to the north of the village.

Amenities

All Saints' Church, Long Marston.
The former Wesleyan Chapel in June 2013.

The village has an Anglican church (All Saints), a junior school and a public house, the Sun Inn. The Sun Inn is owned and operated by Samuel Smiths Old Brewery. Until 2008 it had a Wesleyan Methodist chapel which closed due to dwindling attendances.[1] In 2011 the demolition of the chapel,and replacement with a detached dwelling was approved.[2]

The village has a Village Hall located off Butt Hedge on Angram Road. The playing fields are home to the two cricket teams[3] which compete in the Wetherby Cricket league.[4]

The Old Post Office and Lodore, on Angram Road, are Grade II listed buildings.[5]

Transport

The B1224 road cuts through the village, running approximately east-to-west. The village crossroads, the location of the Sun Inn, is the main junction of the B1224 with Tockwith Road, which heads north, and Angram Road, which heads south. There are bus services to Wetherby and York.

The nearest railway stations are at Hammerton (3.3 miles (5.3 km)) and Poppleton (3.7 miles (6.0 km)).

Hutton Wandesley

The small hamlet of Hutton Wandesley is directly adjacent to the village and forms part of the civil parish of Long Marston. Hutton Wandesley was historically a township in the ancient parish of Long Marston.[6] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[7] In 1988 the parish was absorbed into the civil parish of Long Marston.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Methodist Church, Long Marston". genuki.org.uk. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "HARROGATE BOROUGH COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMITTEE – AGENDA ITEM 6: LIST OF PLANS". harrogate.gov.uk. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Long Marston CC". pitchero.com. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "League Tables". Wetherby Cricket League. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Lodore The Old Post Office, Long Marston". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Vision of Britain website
  7. ↑ Vision of Britain website: Hutton Wandesley CP
  8. ↑ Harrogate (Parishes) Order 1988, "Bulletin of changes of Local Authorities status, names and areas". Department of the Environment. 1987–88. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

External links

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