Discover Market Weighton, East Yorkshire

High Street, Market Weighton, England: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Street,_Market_Weighton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_179556.jpg
Author: Roger Gilbertson


Market Weighton is a small town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is in the East Yorkshire Wolds, about midway between Hull and York. The town has a population of around 5,200 people (2012 estimate).

The history of Market Weighton goes back at the least to the 11th century, as it appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, albeit listed as Wicstun. It was granted is market charter in 1251.

Market Weighton was home to William Bradley (1787-1820), better known as the Yorkshire Giant, who at 7 feet 9 inches, was the tallest recorded British man.

All Saints Church, Market Weighton: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Saints%27_Church,_Market_Weighton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_78161.jpg
Author: Colin Westley

Visiting Market Weighton

Take the A1(M) motorway until Exit 47, then continue east on the A59 to York. From York, continue east on the A1079 (Hull Road) until you reach Market Weighton.

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