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St. Mary's Priory Church St. Mary's Priory Church, Old Malton, North Yorkshire, England. St. Mary's is the parish church of the village of Old Malton and the town of Malton.

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Malton, town (parish), Ryedale district, administrative county of North Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, northern England. It lies on the River Derwent opposite the town of Norton and just northwest of the chalk hills of the Wolds.

The site of an early British settlement and later a Roman fort and town (Derventio) on the Derwent, it was renamed Malton in Anglican times and was the location of a royal palace of the kingdom of Derra. Its 11th-century castle was subsequently destroyed but later was rebuilt with a priory nearby. During the reign of Queen Anne (1702–14), it became a busy river port; many elegant town houses and coaching inns of New Malton date from that period. Malton is no longer a port, but it retains a large livestock market and is an important service centre with agricultural and other light industries. Well-known racing stables at the foot of the Wolds account for development in neighbouring Norton. Pop. (2001) 5,023; (2011) 4,888.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.