Marske-by-the-Sea

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Marske-by-the-Sea
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town REDCAR
Postcode district TS11
Dialling code 01642
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54°35′28″N1°01′08″W / 54.5910°N 1.0190°W / 54.5910; -1.0190

Marske-by-the-Sea is a village [1] in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the coast, between the seaside resorts of Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea, although it is not itself a seaside resort. Marske is in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske and comprises the wards of Longbeck (shared with New Marske) and St Germains. [2]

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History

Marske is mentioned in the Domesday Book. St Germain's Church was consecrated by bishop Ægelric between 1042 and 1056. [3] Marske was amerced 20 marks for its part in the pillaging of a Norwegian vessel in 1180. [3]

RFC Marske

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RFC/RAF base in Marske

The  Royal Flying Corps had a landing strip and schools in Marske, based at Marske Aerodrome. [4] 'Captain' W. E. Johns, the author of the Biggles books, was posted to RFC Marske during part of the First World War, from April until August 1918. [5]

The Bristol M1C Monoplane, The Red Devil, was first flown from this RFC aerodrome. [6] The RAF later administered an airfield here. After the Second World War the site of the aerodrome became an ICI depot and later a housing estate, The Landings, with roads named on an aeronautical theme: Avro Close, Blackburn Grove, De Havilland Drive – leading onto Vickers Lane–, Beardmore Avenue, Folland Drive, Wellington Close, Brabazon Drive, Halifax Close and Lysander Court.

Politics

Parish and district

Marske is part of the Saltburn, Marske and New Marske parish. The civil parish area was formerly Saltburn and Marske-by-the-Sea Urban District from 1932–1974. [7] It was formed by the Marske part of Guisborough Rural District and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Urban District. [8]

Wapentake and borough

The area was historically in the Langbaurgh Wapentake, also known as Cleveland. The village was part of a Cleveland namesake county under 1974 reforms until 1996 reforms. The 1974 reforms also placed the village under Langbaurgh borough, it was renamed Langbaurgh-on-Tees in 1988 and (since 1996) is named Redcar and Cleveland.

County and riding

The village's historic county is Yorkshire, in its North Riding. The North Riding County Council was established in 1889, the council was abolished in 1974.

Constituency

Marske is part of Redcar constituency [9] and is represented by Conservative Jacob Young in the House of Commons.

Economy

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The Harbour at Marske

The majority of the residents of Marske do not work within the village, but work in nearby industry or in Middlesbrough or Redcar. Marske has a range of local shops and a mixture of light industries on the Industrial Estate notably label and barcode specialists Weyfringe. [10] There is also small scale sea fishing using cobles and tractors from the beach.

Landmarks

Marske has two imposing mansion houses.

Marske has its own post office, medical centre, leisure centre and a library. [13] The village has Methodist, Baptist, Church of England and Roman Catholic churches and five public houses: The Frigate, The Ship Inn,* The Zetland, The Mermaid and The Clarendon. [14] The tower of St Germain's church was allowed to remain close to the cliff edge as a prominent landmark for fishermen in the North Sea. [15]

Most of Marske's listed buildings are to be found on High Street, [16] and Redcar Road, [17] but there are a few more on Church Street, [18] Cliff Terrace, [19] East Street, [20] and The Garth. [21]

Winkies Castle

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Winkies Castle

The village has a museum named Winkies Castle, dating back to the 17th century, which is run by volunteers and open to visitors from Easter Saturday each year until the end of September. This is not really a castle but an old half cruck cottage formerly owned by the late master shoemaker, Jack Anderson. [22] There is a story that the house's name comes from Jack's cat named Winkie. The museum puts on rotating exhibitions and has over 6,000 items, including a two-headed lamb called "Bill and Ben".

The building was saved from demolition in 1968 by Jack Anderson when he turned it into a community museum and bequeathed it to the Community of Marske (trustees Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council).It is now run and managed by volunteers and is open three days a week from Easter Saturday until the end of September each year. [23]

Transport

Marske is served by Longbeck and Marske railway stations, which connect to Darlington railway station. The main road through Marske is the A1085 Coast Road and High Street.

Marske is served by the Arriva North East 4/4A, 64/64A, 81/81A/781, and X3/X4 bus services.

Education

Marske-by-the-Sea has three primary schools: Errington Primary School, Westgarth Primary School, and St Bede's R.C. Primary School. Marske is served by the following secondary schools: Outwood Academy Bydales located within the village and Rye Hills Academy, Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary located in Redcar, and Huntcliff School located in Saltburn. [24]

Sport

Marske-by-the-Sea has a Martial Art ITF Tae Kwon Do School. [25] Furthermore, the village has two Football teams; Northern League Division 1 football club Champions, Marske United F.C. and Langbaurgh League Division 2 Champions, Marske F.C., [26] as well as a cricket club, and badminton club.

Notable people

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