Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for MARTON

MARTON, a township in Swine parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles N of Hedon. Acres, 950. Real property, £1,181. Pop., 117. Houses, 20. The property belongs to Sir T. A.Constable. There are iron and brass foundries, an agricultural implement manufactory, a corn-mill, and a Roman Catholic chapel. An ancient chapel of ease stood at Kirkgarth, but went to ruin.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Marton CP/Tn       Swine CP/AP       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Marton

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