Long Marston, North Yorkshire
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 The Sun Inn |
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| Long Marston shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 635 (Including Birdforth. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE501511 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YORK |
| Postcode district | YO26 |
| Dialling code | 01904 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
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Long Marston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the B1224 road from Wetherby to York, 7 miles (11 km) west of York. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Hutton Wandesley, immediately south of the village of Long Marston, and Angram, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Hutton Wandesley.
Until 1974 Long Marston was in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Battle of Marston Moor was fought just west of the village. There is a monument to the battle on the Road to the north of the village.
Long Marston falls in the electoral ward of Marston Moor. This ward stretches north to and has a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,888.
The village has an Anglican church (All Saints), a junior school and a public house, the Sun Inn. The Sun Inn is owned and operated by Samuel Smiths Old Brewery. Until 2008 it had a Wesleyan Methodist chapel which closed due to dwindling attendances. In 2011 the demolition of the chapel,and replacement with a detached dwelling was approved.
The village has a Village Hall located off Butt Hedge on Angram Road. The playing fields are home to the two cricket teams which compete in the Wetherby Cricket league.
The Old Post Office and Lodore, on Angram Road, are Grade II listed buildings.
The B1224 road cuts through the village, running approximately east-to-west. The village crossroads, the location of the Sun Inn, is the main junction of the B1224 with Tockwith Road, which heads north, and Angram Road, which heads south. There are bus services to Wetherby and York.
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