Dishforth Airfield

Dishforth Airfield (ICAO: EGXD) is a former Royal Air Force and current British Army station in North Yorkshire, England. It was previously an Army Air Corps helicopter base and a Relief Landing Ground for RAF Linton-on-Ouse. 6 Regiment RLC is currently located at Dishforth. It is located next to the A1(M) at Junction 49 with the A168. Dishforth airfield is built over part of the Great North Road which is also the old A1. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Ripon, North Yorkshire and 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north east of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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RAF Dishforth

Royal Air Force Dishforth or more simply RAF Dishforth is a former Royal Air Force station near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1936, the base was used as a bomber airfield during the Second World War with both British and Canadian squadrons flying missions from the airfield. After the war, the base was used by various squadrons and training units before being disposed of in 1992 and handed over to the Army Air Corps.

Marton-le-Moor

Marton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is very near the A1(M) motorway, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ripon and 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Boroughbridge. The name of the village derives from a mixture of Latin, Old English and Old Norse; Marr tūn super mōr, which means marsh farm (or settlement) on the moor. According to the 2001 UK census, Marton-le-Moor parish had a population of 174, increasing to 182 in the 2011 Census. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village to be 190. Village affairs are conducted by the Parish Council. Social functions are held regularly and organised by the Village Meeting Room committee which converted the Blacksmith shop to be used as a local community hall. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The grade II listed St Mary's Church, Marton-le-Moor, which was built in 1830, is now no longer in regular use for worship, having been declared redundant in 2004. During 2009, it was offered for sale without any mains electric or water connection, and a promise made by the buyer "not to disturb any human remains in the grounds". The Parish Council is going to turn the unused part of St Mary's churchyard into a community garden to benefit all sectors of the community, especially older people and mothers with toddlers.

St Mary's Church, Marton-le-Moor

St Mary's Church is a deconsecrated Anglican church in Marton-le-Moor, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. There was a church in Marton-le-Moor in the Mediaeval period. It was rebuilt on the same site in 1830 at a cost of £130. In 1851, it could seat 160 parishioners, and had an average attendance of 50 each Sunday. The building was grade II listed in 1987. It closed in 2005, with items including the organ being moved to St John's Church, Sharow. In 2009, it was sold for conversion into a house, despite having no electric or water supply. The church is built of white limestone on the front, with grey limestone at the rear, and a stone slate roof with shaped kneelers and gable copings. It consists of a nave and a chancel under one roof, and a west porch. On the west gable is a bellcote. The door and the windows have pointed arches.

Dishforth Village Hall

Dishforth Village Hall is a historic building in Dishforth, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Dishforth had a church in the mediaeval period, but it was entirely rebuilt in 1791, as a rectangular building, with a west porch, and an east gallery. From 1884 to 1885, it was restored and extended by James Mallinson. The church was grade II listed in 1987. The church closed in about 2006, and was converted into a new village hall, replacing a wooden structure. The work was undertaken by Dishforth Parish Council, and included a new roof and floor, kitchen and toilets. The church is built of sandstone, with stone slates on the body of the church, and grey slate on the apse. It consists of a three-bay nave, a west porch, a north aisle, and a polygonal apse. The porch is gabled, and contains a doorway with a pointed arch, above which are two oculi, and a gabled bellcote. Enclosing the forecourt on the west and south sides is a low wall with pointed coping and a wrought iron railing. At the entrance are gates, and an overthrow with scroll decoration and a lantern bracket.