Moulton, North Yorkshire

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Moulton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population245 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference NZ236038
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town RICHMÖND
Postcode district DL10
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54°25′47″N1°38′18″W / 54.42972°N 1.63833°W / 54.42972; -1.63833

Moulton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of Scorton and Middleton Tyas.

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From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Amenities

Moulton Hall is a 17th-century manor house, owned and maintained by the National Trust, it was formerly tenanted by Viscount Eccles and his wife, the Baroness Eccles of Moulton. It is possible to gain admission via prior arrangement with the tenant. [2]

The village pub is called the Black Bull inn. [3]

History

Moulton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the residence of a Saxon named Ulph. [4]

After the Norman Conquest the manor was transferred to the Earls of Richmond. Moulton changed hands many times, belonging to the Marshall, Wright, Smithson, and Shuttleworth families. [4]

The artist George Cuitt the Elder was born in Moulton. [5]

Transport

The village lies just to the east of the A1, but access from the village has been restricted to southbound traffic via Scurragh Lane since the early 1990s. [6] Motorists intending to travel north must head to Scotch Corner via the local road. When the A1(M) extension opens, Scurragh Lane will afford a Local Access Road (LAR) going northwards to Scotch Corner only. [7]

The village is served by a rural bus route between Darlington and Richmond. [8]

The former railway station at Moulton End (3 miles away) is named after Moulton, but the nearest station was actually Scorton railway station. Both stations closed in 1969 with the abandonment of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Moulton Parish (E04007507)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Reid, Mark (19 March 2015). "Moulton Hall & Gatherley". The Northern Echo. p. 43. ISSN   2043-0442.
  3. ↑ Lewis-Smith, Victor (17 September 2004). "The Black Bull Inn, Moulton, Richmond". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 Bulmer, T (1890). History, topography, and directory of North Yorkshire. Preston: T Bulmer. p. 518. OCLC   2037822.
  5. ↑ Cust, L H. "Cuit [Cuitt], George, the elder". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/6867.(Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ↑ Tipping, C J (9 February 2007). "Report to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and to the Secretary of State for Transport B" (PDF). www.dft.gov.uk. pp. 50–51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "A1L2B Sheet of Works Exhibition Plan sheet 2 of 2" (PDF). brompton-on-swale.org.uk. 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Route Number: X34 - North Yorkshire County Council Public Transport Information". www.northyorkstravel.info. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Disused Stations: Moulton Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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