Moulton is a small village and
civil parish in the
Richmondshire district of
North Yorkshire, England. It lies in a secluded valley between the villages of
Scorton and
Middleton Tyas.
Amenities
Moulton Hall
Moulton Hall is a grade I listed 17th-century manor house in Moulton near Richmond, North Yorkshire, England.
The hall is built to a rectangular plan in three storeys with cellar and attics of ashlar and rubble with Westmorland slate roofs. T ...
is a 17th-century manor house, owned and maintained by the
National Trust, but tenanted by
Viscount Eccles and his wife, the
Baroness Eccles of Moulton
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...
. It is possible to gain admission via prior arrangement with the tenant.
The village pub is called the Black Bull inn.
History
Moulton is mentioned in the ''
Domesday Book'' as the residence of a
Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
named Ulph.
After the
Norman Conquest the manor was transferred to the Earls of Richmond. Moulton changed hands many times, belonging to the Marshall, Wright, Smithson, and Shuttleworth families.
The artist
George Cuitt the Elder was born in Moulton.
Transport
The village lies just to the east of the
A1, but access from the village has been restricted to southbound traffic via Scurragh Lane since the early 1990s. Motorists intending to travel north must head to
Scotch Corner via the local road. When the A1(M) extension opens, Scurragh Lane will afford a Local Access Road (LAR) going northwards to Scotch Corner only.
The village is served by a rural bus route between Darlington and Richmond.
The former railway station at
Moulton End
Moulton End is a hamlet in North Yorkshire, in England.
The hamlet gradually built up around the now disused railway station formerly serving North Cowton. The station was part of the disbanded Eryholme-Richmond branch line, which also used t ...
(3 miles away) is named after Moulton, but the nearest station was actually
Scorton railway station. Both stations closed in 1969 with the abandonment of the
Eryholme-Richmond branch line.
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Villages in North Yorkshire
Civil parishes in North Yorkshire