Marton
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MARTON, a township-chapelry in Poulton-le-Fylde parish, Lancashire; on the coast, from 1 mile to 5 miles SE of Blackpool r. station. It consists of the hamlets of Great Marton and Little Marton; and its Post town is Blackpool, under Preston. Acres, 5,452; of which 805 are water. Real property of Great M., £4,400. Pop., 1,258. Houses, 251. Real property of Little M., £3,612. Pop., 433. Houses, 68. The manor belongs to Col. J. T. Clifton. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £125.* Patron, the Vicar of Poulton. The church was built in 1804; was enlarged, and had a tower added, about 1863; and is a plain brick structure. There are an endowed school with £100 a year, and some small charities.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Blackpool library.Cemeteries
- St Paul, Honister Avenue, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Marton.Church History
Church Records
- St Paul, Honister Avenue, Church of England
- St Nicholas, Common Edge Rd, Church of England, Marton Moss
- St Mary, Stonycroft Avenue, Church of England, Squires Gate
- Wordsworth Ave, Congregational
- Midgeland Rd, Methodist
- St Monica, St Monica's Way, Roman Catholic, Little Marton
- St John Vianney, Glastonbury Avenue, Roman Catholic
- Chapel Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Marton area is Blackpool & Fylde.Gazetteers
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In 1835 Marton was a township in the parish of Poulton le Fylde.Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.