Malton, North Yorkshire

Malton is a country town in the English county of North Yorkshire and the administrative headquarters of the District Ryedale. Malton has about 4000 inhabitants.

Geography

Malton is located in the eastern part of the county in the Howardian Hills and located on the northwest shore of the Derwent, about 30 km north-east of York, 35 km southwest of Scarborough, 60 km north- west of Kingston upon Hull and 70km south-east of Middlesbrough.

History

Already in ancient times existed on the territory of Malton a settlement that flourished especially in the second half of the first century. A documentary about here can be seen in the local museum, which is housed in the town hall. In the wake of the decline of the Roman Empire the Roman occupation emigrated in the years after 367 AD gradually decreases from 405 and the settlement was completely deserted and neglected.

From 1640 to 1868 Malton was represented by two Members in the House. Among them were the politician and philosopher Edmund Burke was. From 1868 to 1885 Malton was represented by a deputy.

Culture and sights

In Malton, the Flamingo Land Resort, a great animal and leisure park is located. With 1.8 million visitors a year, he is ranked twelve of the most visited theme park in Europe.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Malton is located on the highway A64 (Leeds - Scarborough ) as well as on the A169, which runs north through Pickering to Whitby. Since 1979, a new route of the A64 with two separate carriageways leads north-west around the city to reduce the transit traffic in the city. The B1248 leading towards Driffield and Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.

The train station is a station on Malton operated by First TransPennine Express rail route York - Scarborough and is located on the opposite bank of the Derwent in the city of Norton -on- Derwent. There is an hourly train connection to Scarborough ( north-east ) and to York, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool (southwest ). There are plans to reactivation of the distance of Malton by Pickering, creating a direct rail link to Whitby would be established.

In Malton, the pan regional bus company Yorkshire Coast Liner his seat It provides bus service on a route from Leeds via York and Malton after Pickering and Whitby and Scarborough and Bridlington. Furthermore, there are several local bus lines, among others to Castle Howard and surrounding villages.

Education

In Malton, there are two secondary schools: The Malton School, founded in 1547, as well as the Norton College. In addition, there are three primary schools in the city.

Born in Malton

  • Alan Brown (1919-2004), racing driver and team owner
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