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| West Marton | |
|---|---|
 West Marton village | |
.svg)  West Marton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SD893504 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Skipton |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
West Marton is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A59 road about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west of the market town of Skipton, and 8 miles (13 km) north of Colne.[1][2]
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[3] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Craven District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
History
[edit]Marton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gospatric (son of Arnketil) and having two villagers.[4] Historical forms of the name have been recorded as Martun, Marton in Craven, and Bothe Martons.[5] The name derives from the Old English of mere tūn, a farm near a pool.[6] Sometime in the 12th century, the mill at Marton was donated to the religious house of Bolton Priory, (Embsay) before it moved to the place now known as Bolton Abbey.[7]
West Marton has a village Hall and a shop which doubles up as a post office.[8][9] To the south of the village is Gledstone Hall, which is a grade II* listed building. The current building, designed by Edwin Lutyens, was built in 1923, replacing an earlier structure designed by John Carr of York.[10][11][12]
Together with East Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both. At the 2011 Census, the parish of Martons Both had 213 residents.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Genuki: East Marton, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "West Marton Craven (BD23)". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "History of Martons Both, in Craven and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ↑ "Marton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "Martons Both, East Marton & West Marton :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 317. OCLC 1228215388.
- ↑ Farrer, William; Clay, Charles Travis, eds. (2013). Early Yorkshire Charters. Volume 7 The Honour of Skipton (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-108-05830-8.
- ↑ "Craven District Council : West Marton Village Hall". www.cravendc.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "West Marton Post Office". www.postoffice.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Historic England. "Gledstone Hall (Grade II*) (1001312)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Arnot, Chris (28 April 2005). "Lasting impressions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "Old hall opens its doors". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Martons Both Parish (1170216774)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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