Potter Brompton is a small village in the

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county of

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, on the

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from Malton to

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. The village is situated just a few hundred yards off the

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National Trail and lies within the parish of

Ganton Ganton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south side of the Vale of Pickering immediately north of the Yorkshire Wolds. Ganton lies west of the coastal town of Filey, and ...

. The population statistics for the village area included in those for the whole parish of Ganton. It was historically part of the

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until 1974. The village was part of the

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district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by

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. Potter Brompton is mentioned in the

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as having 29 ploughlands, but no villagers. The land originally belonged to

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, but after the

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, the land was forfeited to

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. The village is well served by public transport; it has an hourly bus service through the day on the

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route between

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, Malton and

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