Marton cum Grafton

Coordinates: 54°03′40″N 1°22′01″W / 54.061°N 1.367°W / 54.061; -1.367
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Marton cum Grafton
Civil parish
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54°03′40″N 1°22′01″W / 54.061°N 1.367°W / 54.061; -1.367

Marton cum Grafton is a civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate of North Yorkshire, England. The parish has only two settlements (Marton and Grafton), and has a magnesian limestone and sandstone geography, which has been used for quarrying. The landform is broadly flat, though there are some small hills with the Marton and Grafton being separated by 98 feet (30 m) despite being only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) apart.

History

Archaeological evidence shows that just to the south of Grafton there was an

North Yorkshire County Council, estimated the population of the parish to be 510.[1] In 1872, the parish covered an area of 1,198 acres (485 ha), and in 1901, covered 2,167 acres (877 ha), but at the 2011 Census, it was 2,470 acres (998 hectares).[9][8]

The parish is connected to

B6265, Boroughbridge to Kirk Hammerton road in the east (the route of Dere Street), and the western border is the A168 road, adjacent to the A1(M) (the old Great North Road).[11][12]

The two settlements of Grafton and Marton are contiguous, and since 1979, they have been formed into one conservation area.[13] Besides agriculture, the other major source of employment in the area has been quarrying, with gravel pits still in evidence across the parish.[3] The former Allerton Park Quarry, now the Allerton waste recovery park, was historically in the township of Marton.[14] The geology of the parish is largely of a magnesian limestone ridge, with Sherwood sandstone to the east of the ridge. The earth has been described as being "slightly acid loamy, and clayey soils, with impeded drainage."[15] The land is capped with sands and gravels, which has led to large-scale quarries in the parish.[16] The land is fairly flat given over to agriculture, but the parish has some hills; despite being only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) apart, Grafton is 125 feet (38 m) above sea level, whereas Marton is 202 feet (61.7 m).[17][18][19][20]

Quarry in the parish

The original church in the parish was located some 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the village of Marton.

grade II listed.[28]

For a survey of burials in the churchyard see 'External Links' below.

Population of Marton cum Grafton 1801–2015
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011 2015
393[29] 384[29] 464[29] 482[29] 514[29] 472[29] 454[29] 424[29] 365[29] 320[29] 298[29] 349[30] 361[30] 321[30] 362[30] 344[30] 516[7] 503[8] 510[1]

Governance

Historically, the ecclesiastical parish was known as Marton-in-Burghshire (or Marton-in-Burgheshire).

wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire; but since the 1974 boundary changes, it has been in North Yorkshire.[34][35][36] It is in the Harrogate and Knaresborough Constituency.[37]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b c "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. doi:10.5284/1036897
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  3. ^ a b MCG 2011, p. 3.
  4. OCLC 1064949647
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  5. ISBN 1904497101
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  6. OCLC 40808794
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  7. ^ a b UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Marton cum Grafton Parish (36UD083)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^
    Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Marton-cum-Grafton". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Bus services in York Marton cum Grafton Map" (PDF). getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Magic Map Application Marton cum Grafton and surrounding area". magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Zoom out and click on "Administrative Geographies" and "Parishes" to active layer with parish boundaries
  12. ^ MCG 2011, p. 4.
  13. ^ MCG 2011, p. 1.
  14. doi:10.5284/1029276
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  15. doi:10.5284/1096193
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  16. ^ MCG 2011, p. 6.
  17. ISBN 978-0-319-24551-4
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  18. ^ "Grafton". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Marton". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Marton cum Grafton undulating farmland". harrogate.gov.uk. February 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Marton cum Grafton". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  22. ISBN 978-1108012225
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  23. OCLC 504016489
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  24. OCLC 1131686669
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  25. ^ "Genuki: Marton parish registers: Dates and current locations etc., Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  26. OCLC 500092527
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  27. ISBN 0-300-09662-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  28. ^ Historic England. "Christ Church (Grade II) (1174037)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  29. ^
    OCLC 500092527
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  30. ^ a b c d e "Administrative unit Marton Cum Grafton CP/AP Parish-level Unit". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  31. OCLC 3896686
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  32. ^ "Marton-cum-Grafton: Christ Church". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Marton-cum-Grafton Village Design Statement". harrogate.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  34. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for OUSEBURN (Great)". visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  35. ISBN 9781840337532
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  36. ISSN 0140-0460
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  37. ^ "Marton cum Grafton". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  38. ISSN 0140-0460
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Sources

External links

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