The village of Murton is located within the county of North Yorkshire.
The Parish Church (a Grade II listed building) is called Murton: St James and serves the parish of Osbaldwick: St Thomas and the benefice of Osbaldwick w Murton and belongs to the diocese of York.
Murton is situated in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of the UK and is governed by York, council.
The village of Murton is in the York region of North Yorkshire within Yorkshire and The Humber.