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Marishes
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Marishes
Location within North Yorkshire
Population140 (2015) NYCC [1]
OS grid reference SE815774
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MALTON
Postcode district YO17
Dialling code 01653
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54°11′24″N0°45′11″W / 54.190°N 0.753°W / 54.190; -0.753

Marishes is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The parish has an area of some 2,960 acres (1,199 hectares), and is located between Malton and Pickering in the low-lying Vale of Pickering. Whilst the main occupation of the residents in the parish is agricultural in nature, the area is known for its onshore gas field. In 2015, the population of the parish was estimated to be 140.

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History

Marishes parish occupies a swathe of low-lying land, bordered on three sides by watercourses; the River Derwent to the east, the Costa Beck to the west and the River Rye to the south. [2] The parish has two hamlets, High Marishes, and Low Marishes, which are 68 feet (20.6 m) and 67 feet (20.4 m) above sea level respectively. [3] [4] The name derives from the Old Norse Mersc, meaning The Marshes. The land was mostly marsh until it was drained. [5] [note 1] The area was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Loft Marishes, but no recorded population. [7] At the Dissolution, Loft Marishes/Loftmarish belonged to Rievaulx Abbey (along with Deerholme, a named place in the modern parish). It was last mentioned in 1649. [8]

The size of the parish has changed over time; in 1872 it was 2,289 acres (926 ha), [9] and by 1890, it was 2,858 acres (1,157 ha). [10] At the 1901 census it covered 2,335 acres (945 ha), [11] and at the 2011 census it was 2,960 acres (1,199 ha). [12] A Wesleyan chapel was erected in 1848, and an Anglican church in 1863. [13] The church, which is in the hamlet of Low Marishes, is still a place of worship (as a chapel-of-ease) in the Benefice of Pickering with Lockton and Levisham. [14] The structure is a grade II listed building and is noted for its unusual spire, being prominent in the flat landscape. [15] [16] In 2004, an application was made to allow for automatic licensing for weddings, and it was found that the church had been running for 140 years without a licence for public worship. It was at this time that the dedication to St Francis was approved. [17]

In 1893, the parish was described as a "township and chapelry in the Whitby Division of the [North] Riding." The school, which had been built in 1830, had an enrolment of 23 pupils, but could accommodate 45. [18] An ecclesiastical parish profile in 2020, found that most of the current residents are employed in agriculture, and are scattered across the parish, with almost 20 houses in High Marishes, and 16 dwellings in Low Marishes. [19]

The parish is bisected by the A169 Road, which connects Malton in the south, with Pickering in the north. [20] The parish used to have a railway station on the Malton to Pickering line, but this closed in March 1965. [21] The station was known as Marishes Road, and was located on the road between the A169 and Thornton-le-Dale, outside of both Marishes hamlets. Public transport is now provided on the A169 with the Coastliner buses (number 840) between Leeds, York and Pickering. [22]

Gas field

Marishes parish sits atop a gas field, which produces hydrocarbons for a gas-fired power station at East Knapton. Drilling in the area was first undertaken in 1937, and gas fields under the parish were first discovered in 1988. Production from Marishes started in 1998. [23] The gas is from a field known as the Kirkham Abbey Formation, which is known to be heavy with hydrogen sulphide (sour gas). [24]

Governance

Historically in the wapentake of Pickering Lythe, and in the ecclesiastical parish of Pickering, the parish is roughly 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Pickering and some 5 miles (8 km) north of Malton. [25] The parish was part of the Ryedale district between 1974 and 2023. It is now administered by North Yorkshire Council.

The parish forms part of the Thirsk and Malton constituency for elections to the UK parliament. [26]

In the 2001 census, the population of the parish was 123, [27] which had risen to 132 at the 2011 census. [12] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 140. [1]

Population of Marishes 1801–2015
18011811182118311841185118611871188118911901191119211931195119611971200120112015
200 [11] 193 [11] 210 [11] 207 [11] 243 [11] 294 [11] 287 [11] 304 [11] 270 [11] 199 [11] 204 [11] 244 [28] 271 [28] 246 [28] 193 [28] 165 [28] 120 [29] 123 [27] 132 [12] 140 [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Various parts of the parish had names prefixed with personal names, but all ending in a variant of Mersc; Aschilesmares, Aschelesmere, Chiluesmares, Chiluesmarsc, Kilverdesmersh, Culverthesmersch, Maxudesmares, and Maxudesmersc. [6]

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