East Marton

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East Marton
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The double-arched bridge at East Marton over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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East Marton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference SD908509
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SKIPTON
Postcode district BD23
Police North Yorkshire
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Ambulance Yorkshire
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53°57′15″N2°08′29″W / 53.95417°N 2.14139°W / 53.95417; -2.14139

East Marton is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Village

It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) [1] west of the market town of Skipton and is on the A59 road. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the village on the descent from Foulridge to Leeds. The canal towpath in the village is part of the Pennine Way and the original pack-horse bridge over the canal was transformed into a double-arched bridge when the new A59 road was built on top of it. [2] The canal was fully opened in 1816 with the section through East Marton being started in 1793. Some of the Navvies who died of smallpox whilst constructing the canal are buried in the churchyard. [3]

St Peter's Church, East Marton, was first built during Norman times to replace an earlier Saxon church in the village. St Peter's has been added to in the 17th and 19th centuries. [4]

There is a TV transmission mast just north of the village.[ citation needed ]

Together with West Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both and in the 2011 census the population was listed as 213. [5]

East Marton was an ancient parish, sometimes known as Church Marton or Marton in Craven, in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. [6] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

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References

  1. "103" (Map). Blackburn & Burnley (C2l ed.). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 2003. ISBN   9780319228296.
  2. Fisher, Stuart (2012). "50: Leeds & Liverpool Canal". The Canals of Britain; a Comprehensive Guide (2 ed.). London: Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 266. ISBN   978-1-4081-8195-9.
  3. "Marton". The Parish of Broughton, Marton & Thornton. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. "Marton-in-Craven: St Peter, Marton-in-Craven". A church near you. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Martons Both Parish (1170216774)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "The ancient parish of East Marton". GENUKI. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

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