Market Weighton ( ) is a town and

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in the

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, England. It is one of the main

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s in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between

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and

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, about from either one. According to the

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, Market Weighton parish had a population of 6,429, an increase on the

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figure of 5,212.

History

The 19th-century English lexicographer

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proposed Market Weighton as the location of the still-undiscovered

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Delgovicia Delgovicia or Delgovitia was a Romano-British town in Britain, mentioned by the Antonine Itinerary as being east of Eboracum (Roman York). It is also mentioned by the Geographer of Ravenna as ''Devovicia'' or ''Devovitia''. Its location is curre ...

. Historically the town was listed in the ''

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'' as "Wicstun" and was granted its charter to become a market town in 1251. Notable architecture includes: a parish church, parts of which are Norman, the Londesborough Arms (an 18th-century

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), a

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chapel, a

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chapel and a

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still recognisable from the 19th century. Other sights of interest include the

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, the duck pond and Station Farm. Market Weighton history includes William Bradley, the Yorkshire Giant who at the age of 20 was tall. In May of each year local residents take to the streets of Market Weighton for the Giant Community Day (formerly Giant Bradley Day) festival in a celebration of the life and times of William Bradley. Industry in the town is largely based on

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. The town is known

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for having given its name to the Market Weighton Axis. The

Yorkshire Wolds Way The Yorkshire Wolds Way is a National Trail in Yorkshire, England. It runs 79 miles (127 km) from Hessle to Filey, around the Yorkshire Wolds. At Filey Brigg, it connects with the Cleveland Way, another National Trail. In 2007 the Y ...

National Trail, a long-distance footpath, passes through the town.

Governance

As a

, Market Weighton has a

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, which operates under the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. In 2003, after some local consultation, the Weighton Area Regeneration Partnership (WARP) adopted a slogan and logo, 'The Heart of East Yorkshire', intended to indicate both its central location in the county and the strength of the local community. WARP was dissolved in 2012 but the phrase continued in use to promote the area and on local signage.

Landmarks

Market Weighton has three churches. These are the All Saints Church, St John's Methodist Church and the Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The church dedicated to All Saints was designated a Grade I

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in 1967 and is now recorded in the

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, maintained by

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Transport

Market Weighton railway station Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. History It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton ...

was at the junction of the lines to

Selby Selby is a market town and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, south of York on the River Ouse, with a population at the 2011 census of 14,731. The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until ...

Driffield Driffield, also known as Great Driffield, is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The civil parish is formed by the town of Driffield and the village of Little Driffield. By road, it is north-east of Leeds ...

and

Beverley Beverley is a market and minster town and a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, of which it is the county town. The town centre is located south-east of York's centre and north-west of City of Hull. The town is known fo ...

. The last train ran in 1965. The abandoned lines to Beverley, and to Selby are now used as public paths, as the Hudson Way and Bubwith Rail Trail respectively. Bus services provided by East Yorkshire Motor Services, link the town with Beverley, Hull,

Pocklington Pocklington is a market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 8,337. It is east of York and northwest of Hull. The town's sk ...

, York,

Holme on Spalding Moor Holme-on-Spalding-Moor (also known as Holme-upon-Spalding-Moor) is a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Howden and south-west of Market Weighton. It lies on th ...

, Driffield and

Bridlington Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about north of Hull and east of York. The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 ...

. The three-mile £5.1 million

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bypass opened in March 1991. The Minsters Rail Campaign is campaigning to re-open the railway line between Beverley and York (with stops at Stamford Bridge, Pocklington and Market Weighton). The re-opened railway would skirt the edge of the town as the former alignment has since been built over.

Business

In the 1960s and 1970s Market Weighton had a

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and

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dealership owned by Robert B Massey and Company Ltd.

Notable people

* William Bradley (1787–1820), tallest ever

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Barbara Foxley Barbara Foxley (20 August 1860 – 26 August 1958) was a British Professor of Education at University College, Cardiff and a campaigner for women's rights. Life Foxley was born in Market Weighton where her father, Reverend Joseph Foxley, was th ...

(1860–1958) suffragist and professor of education *

William Umpleby Kirk William Umpleby Kirk (1843–1928) was a pioneer photographer of the late Victorian period. He was born in Hull and grew up in nearby Market Weighton where, in the early 1870s, he set up his first photographic studio. Examples of his work from t ...

, (1843–1928) photographer * Frank Mitchell (1872–1935),

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Hilda Lyon Hilda Margaret Lyon, MA, MSc, AFRAeS (31 May 1896 – 2 December 1946) was a British engineer who invented the "Lyon Shape", a streamlined design used for airships and submarines. Early life and education Lyon was born in 1896 in Market We ...

(1896–1946), engineer who invented the Lyon Shape

References

External links

* {{authority control Market towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire