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Market Weighton, Yorkshire

Market Weighton is a small town in Yorkshire, in the East Riding. Notable architecture includes: All Saints Church, parts of which are Norman, the Londesborough Arms (an 18th-century coaching inn), a Wesleyan chapel, a Methodist chapel and a high street with many 19th-century buildings. Each May the town celebrates Giant Community Day, a festival in a celebration of William Bradley, the tallest ever Briton. The town is within the council area of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: East Riding
Lat, Long: 53.864972,-0.668266
Grid Reference: SE 8767 4179
Civil Parish: Market Weighton CP
Council Area: East Riding of Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: Hull and East Yorkshire SA
Police Area: Humberside PA

GBPN ID: 29453
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Market_Weighton,_Yorkshire_29453

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