Warthill is a village and

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in the

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district of

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, England, six miles north-east of

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and 14 miles south-west of Malton. The village has one public house, ''The Agar Arms'', and a

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primary school (established in 1863), with about forty pupils. Warthill is home to St Mary's Church, which was built in the 19th century and is a good example of Victorian

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. Brockfield Hall, a

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house completed in 1807, is situated nearby. It was built for Benjamin Agar by Peter Atkinson senior who worked in the office of

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. Brockfield has an oval entry hall with cantilevered staircase. The house displays fine art and furniture, and mementos associated with the Fitzalan Howard family. There is also an unusual collection of glass

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. The house is rectangular in plan, with a hipped slate roof. The most immediately noticeable feature is a large

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on the first floor which is set in a semi-circular arch of stone panels. Below is an ironwork balcony with stands above the entry porch. The interior serves partly as a display space for paintings by the Staithes group of artists. The hall is now designated as a Grade II*

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Railway

Warthill was served by

Warthill railway station Warthill railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened as Stockton station in 1847–8, was renamed to Stockton Forest (later Stockton-on-the-Forest) in 1867; in 1872 it became Warthill station. The station closed in 195 ...

which was on the

York to Beverley Line York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a m ...

between 1847 and 1959.

References

External links

Warthill Church of England (VC) Primary School website
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