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Middleton Tyas

Middleton Tyas in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Middleton Tyas is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Middleton Tyas is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, near Scotch Corner.

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History

The name Middleton is of Old English origin and means middle farm or middle settlement. Tyas is a Norman family name but there seems to be no evidence that Middleton Tyas once belonged to a family of that name. The village lies on a substratum of limestone, which has been extensively quarried. Limestone quarrying still takes place at the nearby Barton roundabout. There was also an 18th-century copper mine and works near the village. Just outside the village is the Middleton Lodge Estate. Middleton Lodge itself was built in 1760 and is a listed building. It also has a number of Grade II listed buildings and 200 acre of parkland. St Michael and All Angels' Church, Middleton Tyas lies just…

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Coordinates
54.4464, -1.6475

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Where is Middleton Tyas?
Middleton Tyas is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4464°, -1.6475°.