West Marton

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West Marton
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53°57′01″N 2°09′47″W / 53.9504°N 2.1630°W / 53.9504; -2.1630

West Marton is a village in the Craven district 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]

History

Marton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gospatric (son of Arnketil) and having two villagers.[3] Historical forms of the name have been recorded as Martun, Marton in Craven, and Bothe Martons.[4] The name derives from the Old English of mere tūn, a farm near a pool.[5] 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.[6]

West Marton has a village Hall and a shop which doubles up as a post office.

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.[9][10][11]

Together with

2011 Census, the parish of Martons Both had 213 residents.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Genuki: East Marton, Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ "West Marton Craven (BD23)". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Marton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Martons Both, East Marton & West Marton :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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  6. ISBN 978-1-108-05830-8
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  7. ^ "Craven District Council : West Marton Village Hall". www.cravendc.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. ^ "West Marton Post Office". www.postoffice.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. ^ Historic England. "Gledstone Hall (Grade II*) (1001312)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  10. ^ Arnot, Chris (28 April 2005). "Lasting impressions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Old hall opens its doors". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  12. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 8 June 2020.

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