Marton, Harrogate

Marton
Marton
 Marton shown within North Yorkshire
Population 503 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE417628
Civil parishMarton cum Grafton
DistrictHarrogate
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town YORK
Postcode district YO51
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°03′35″N 1°21′52″W / 54.059800°N 1.364400°W / 54.059800; -1.364400

Marton village school

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.

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 Morrissey until the business went into liquidation on 22 October 2009.[2] The original experience of buying the lease and setting up the pub/microbrewery were turned into a TV programme Neil Morrissey's Risky Business which aired late 2008 on Channel 4.[3]

History

There is an active village history group[4] which is engaged in a number of activities as detailed on its website.[5]

In 2007 a Roman lead coffin burial was discovered very close to the village,[6] 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. Businesses in Marton cum grafton include JC Trees Arborists, tree contractors for North Yorkshire highways. Andy Young Ground care and Websters Agricultural Contractors. The village school was founded in 1861.

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Branagan, Mark (23 October 2009). "Pub business fronted by TV star goes bust after 18 months". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Neil Morrissey's Risky Business". Channel 4. 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Marton Cum Grafton History Group Contact List". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "The History Of Marton Cum Grafton". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Rare 2,000-year-old Roman skeleton found in 6ft lead coffin in Yorkshire". Canadian content. Retrieved 9 November 2009.

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