Market Weighton

Market Weighton is a small town in the English unitary authority East Riding of Yorkshire. It is located halfway between Kingston upon Hull and York in the Yorkshire Wolds. Market Weighton had 2001 5.212 inhabitants in the census in the year.

The Arras culture has its name after one discovered in the 19th century cemetery in Arras, four miles east of Market Weighton. In the Domesday Book, the town was listed as " Wicstun ", which was granted market rights in 1251. Market Weighton is known for its former residents William Bradley, the greatest Briton who ever lived proven. The city is predominantly agricultural.

Traffic

The city is located on the A1079 ( between York and Hull) and a little off the A614 ( between Goole and Bridlington ). In connection Goole also obtained on the motorway network in England ( M62).

Market Weighton was once also at the intersection of two railroad lines. One route went from York to Beverley, the second from Selby to Driffield. The last train passed November 27, 1965 Station of the city, after which it was closed. In 1979 the station building was demolished. Over the previous track beds today lead mostly rural roads. East Yorkshire Motor Services now offers bus connections to nearby cities, Beverley, Hull, Pocklington, and York.

In March 1991, a three- mile bypass road was opened, which leads the A1079 south to the built-up area and a total of around £ 5.1 million cost.