Marton, Blackpool
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| Coordinates: 53°47′50″N 3°01′08″W / 53.797305°N 3.018837°WCoordinates: 53°47′50″N 3°01′08″W / 53.797305°N 3.018837°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| County | Lancashire |
Marton is a settlement on the coastal plain of the Fylde in Lancashire, England, most of which is now part of the seaside town of Blackpool. Marton, which consisted of Great Marton, Little Marton, Marton Fold and The Peel, was originally part of the parish of Poulton-le-Fylde, before the development of Blackpool as a resort.
Great Marton and Little Marton were collectively listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Meretun. The name usually means "farmstead by a pool", derived from the Old English words mere and tūn. Its area was estimated in that survey to be six carucates of arable land.
By no later than the end of the 11th century, St Chad's Church had been built in the nearby town of Poulton-le-Fylde and became the parish church for the area following the Reformation in the 16th century. Marton residents travelled 5 miles (8.0 km) to worship at St Chad's, a journey that was difficult in winter. Around 1625, they petitioned to become a separate parish from Poulton-le-Fylde, with Layton and Blackpool. It was not until 1800 that their request was granted and the Church of St Paul was built in Great Marton. Originally a chapel of Poulton-le-Fylde, the church was consecrated in 1804. It later became a parish church. In 1857, the church as extended to accommodate Marton's growing population, and a tower was added.
In 1894, the hamlet of Great Marton was incorporated into Blackpool and parts of Little Marton into St-Anne's-on-Sea.
Marton is an electoral ward in the borough constituency of Blackpool South. Since 1997, Blackpool South has been represented at parliament by Labour MP Gordon Marsden.
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