Yorkshire Museum of Farming
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is located in Murton Park near York in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 14 acres, and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming.Photo: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: farming museum, living history center in York, England, United Kingdom
- Address: Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St James’ Church, Murton and Constantine College.
St James’ Church, Murton
Church
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St James' Church is the parish church of Murton, a village immediately east of the built-up area of the City of York, in England. The church was built in about 1200, as a simple rectangular structure of limestone. St James’ Church, Murton is situated 1,100 feet north of Yorkshire Museum of Farming.
Constantine College
University
Photo: 3ephs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Constantine College is a College of the University of York and was founded in 2014. It was named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. Constantine College is situated 1 mile southwest of Yorkshire Museum of Farming.
Langwith College
University
Photo: Mammal4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Langwith College is a college of the University of York. Alongside Derwent College it was a founding college of the University, and is named after the nearby Langwith Common. Langwith College is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Yorkshire Museum of Farming.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murton and Grimston.
Murton
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murton is a small village and a civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England that is located on the outskirts of York.
Grimston
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimston is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dunnington, in the York district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 3 miles east of York city centre.
Osbaldwick
Village
Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Osbaldwick is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish as taken at the 2011 census was 2,902.
Yorkshire Museum of Farming
- Categories: independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Murton, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.96254° or 53° 57′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.01102° or 1° 0′ 40″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C5WXX7Q+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 10594370769OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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