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Source: Peter Church

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Market Weighton er en by og civil parish i East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Det er en af de vigtigste markedbyer i East Yorkshire Wolds og ligger midt imellem Hull og York, omkring 20 miles fra hver af dem. Ifølge den britiske folketælling i 2011 havde Market Weighton parish en befolkning på 6.429, en stigning fra 2001 folketællingens tal på 5.212.
Den 19. århundrede engelske leksikograf Sir William Smith foreslog Market Weighton som stedet for den stadig-ufundne romerske lejr Delgovicia. Historisk set blev byen nævnt i Domesday Book som "Wicstun" og fik sit charter til at blive en markedby i 1251. Bemærkelsesværdig arkitektur inkluderer: en sognekirke, dele af hvilken er normanniske, Londesborough Arms, et metodistisk kapel og en hovedgade, som stadig kan genkendes fra det 19. århundrede. Andre seværdigheder inkluderer postkontoret, andedammen og Station Farm. Market Weighton historie inkluderer William Bradley, Yorkshire Giant som ved 20 års alderen var 7 ft 9 in høj.
I maj hvert år går lokale beboere på gaderne i Market Weighton for den Giant Community Day festival i en fejring af livet og tiderne for William Bradley.
Industrien i byen er stort set baseret på landbrug. Byen er geologisk kendt for at have givet sit navn til Market Weighton Axis.

Som en civil parish har Market Weighton et byråd, som opererer under East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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Address: Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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