- Moulton, North Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 54°25′46″N 1°38′13″W / 54.42951°N 1.63707°W
Moulton 
Moulton
Moulton
Moulton shown within North YorkshireOS grid reference NZ236038 District Richmondshire Shire county North Yorkshire Region Yorkshire and the Humber Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town RICHMÖND Postcode district DL10 Police North Yorkshire Fire North Yorkshire Ambulance Yorkshire EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire Moulton is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of Scorton and Middleton Tyas.
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Amenities
Moulton Hall is a 17th century manor house, it is maintained by the National Trust, but owned by Viscount Eccles. It is possible to gain admission for 50 Pence via prior arrangement.
The village pub is called the Black Bull inn.
History
Moulton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as the residence of a Saxon named Ulph.
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.
The artist George Cuitt the Elder was born in Moulton.[1]
Transport
The village lies just to the east of the A1, but access from the village has been restricted to southbound traffic only for several years. Motorists intending to travel north must head to Scotch Corner.
The village is served by a rural bus route between Darlington and Richmond.
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.
References
- ^ L. H. Cust, ‘Cuit , George, the elder (1743–1818)’, rev. Ruth Stewart, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 29 April 2011
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