Murton Grange

Murton Grange
Murton Grange is located in North Yorkshire
Murton Grange
Murton Grange
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Murton Grange or Murton or Morton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hawnby, in North Yorkshire, England. It is about 23 miles (37 km) miles from York.

History

The name "Murton" means 'Moor farm/settlement', both parts are Old English.[1] Murton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Mortun.[2] The manor was granted to Byland in the 12th century, the majority of the original manor buildings are probably under the current farm house and barns.[3] Morton was formerly an extra-parochial tract,[4] in 1858 it became a civil parish. In 1894 Murton became part of the Helmsley Rural District of the North Riding of Yorkshire,[5] on 1 April 1974 the parish was renamed from "Murton" to "Murton Grange" and became part of Ryedale non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, on 1 April 1986 the parish was abolished and merged with Hawnby.[6] At the 1971 census (one of the last before the abolition of the parish), Murton had a population of 16.[7] In 2023 it became part of North Yorkshire district.

References

  1. ↑ "Murton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Place name: Murton near Hawnby, Yorkshire Folio: 320v Great Domesday Book". The National Archives. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Murton Grange". Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "History of Murton, in North Yorkshire and North Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Murton Parish (CP/ExP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ryedale Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Population statistics Murton Parish (CP/ExP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
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