West Marton

West Marton
West Marton village
West Marton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD893504
Civil parish	Martons Both
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Skipton
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon

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.[7][8] To the south of the village is Gledstone Hall, which is a 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 East Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both. At the 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.
5. Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 317. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
6. Farrer, William; Clay, Charles Travis, eds. (2013). Early Yorkshire Charters. Volume 7 The Honour of Skipton (2 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-108-05830-8.
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. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Martons Both Parish (1170216774)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

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