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Dunnington Halt railway station
Dunnington Halt railway station served the village of Dunnington, North Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1926 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
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St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington
St Nicholas' Church, Dunnington is a Grade II* listed parish church in Dunnington, a village in the rural south-eastern part of the City of York, in England.
The oldest fragments of the church date from the 11th century, with the two-bay nave and lower part of the tower being 12th century. North and south aisles, since replaced, were also added. In the 13th century, the east end of the church was rebuilt as a three-bay chancel is 13th century, with the original piscina and sedilia surviving inside, along with two brackets which now support 19th century sculptures. The upper part of the tower dates from the 15th century. The church is built of a mixture of limestone, sandstone and millstone grit.
The church was restored in 1717 and between 1738 and 1740, when the pulpit was replaced. The building was then partly rebuilt between 1839 and 1841, when the aisles were reconstructed, and a north porch was added, becoming the main entrance. The next reconstruction was in 1877, this later work being by C. Hodgson Fowler. In 1930, the north aisle of the chancel was converted into a chapel. Finally, in 1987, a church hall was added.
The church's stained glass is 19th and later. The east window, designed by William Wailes, dated from about 1840, but was replaced in 2009 by new glass, designed by Helen Whittaker. In the churchyard are the remains of a stone cross - its base and part of its shaft - which may date from the 14th century.
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Dunnington
Dunnington is a village and civil parish in the City of York and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was 3,230 at the 2011 census. The village is approximately 4 miles (6 km) east from York city centre. The parish includes the hamlet of Grimston.
The village was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It was then a part of the Selby District in North Yorkshire from 1974 until 1996. Since 1996 it has been part of the City of York unitary authority.
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Murton Lane railway station
Murton Lane railway station served the village of Murton in the City of York, part of the Ceremonial County of North Yorkshire, from 1913 to 1926 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
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Yorkshire Museum of Farming
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming is located in Murton Park near York in England. It is housed on a grass field site of approximately 14 acres (5.7 ha), and is the only museum in the district specifically dedicated to the subject of farming. In the autumn of 2010, the museum was awarded full accreditation status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.
The museum has built up a large collection of artefacts that illustrate the history of farm mechanisation. The collection also contains domestic items and other documentary material relating to the social structure of rural life in the area. Events are held throughout the year relating to rural and farming themes. There is also a children's play area and a cafe.
The site is also home to the last surviving stretch of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, part of whose archive is also in the museum's collection.
The museum shares the site with the Danelaw Centre for Living History. Living history facilities include a mock Roman fort called Brigantium, which is a disguised outdoor classroom designed to cater for up to 65 children at a time. There are also buildings dedicated to the Tudor and Viking ages, and an early medieval village and how they farmed the land centuries ago.