West Marton

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

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

List of places

England
Yorkshire

53°57′01″N 2°09′47″W﻿ / ﻿53.9504°N 2.1630°W﻿ / 53.9504; -2.1630

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

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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

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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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