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Wormald Green
Location within North Yorkshire
Population136 (2016 estimate) [1]
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Dialling code 01765
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54°04′46″N1°32′06″W / 54.0795°N 1.535°W / 54.0795; -1.535

Wormald Green is a village in the civil parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite in the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. [2] In 2016, Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) estimated the population of the village to be 136. [1] It is situated on the A61 road between Harrogate and Ripon which crosses over Markington Beck here. [3]

From 1848 to 1964 it was served by Wormald Green railway station on the Leeds–Northallerton Railway, though passenger services ceased already in 1962. [4] There is a regular bus service provided by Harrogate Bus (route 36) along the A61 road linking Leeds with Ripon via Harrogate and serving Wormald Green. Buses ply the route on average of three per hour (every 20 minutes) rising to four per hour between 11:00 am and 16:00 pm. [5] There is a hotel east of the bridge across the stream.

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References

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  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Markington with Wallerthwaite Parish (E04007384)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  3. "49 Stainley Beck Corridor | Harrogate Borough Council" (PDF). www.harrogate.gov.uk. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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