Summary
Marton, also known as Marton-in-Chirbury, is a small village in Shropshire, England, 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Welshpool. There is another Marton in Shropshire, near Baschurch, at OS grid reference SJ443239, which also has a nearby Marton Pool.
| Marton | |
|---|---|
 The post office at Marton, Shropshire | |
  Marton Location within Shropshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ287025 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELSHPOOL |
| Postcode district | SY21 |
| Dialling code | 01938 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Marton forms part of the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, and Marton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.[1]
The B4386 road (which runs between Montgomery and Shrewsbury) passes through the village. The border with Powys is close by.[2]
There are two public houses in the Marton area: the Lowfield Inn (outside the village towards Shrewsbury) and the Sun Inn (within the village).[3] Opposite the Sun Inn is a convenience store. There is an Anglican church dedicated to St Mark, and a nonconformist chapel built in 1829 as 'Independent' (later known as Congregationalist).[4] By the chapel is the village hall.
Marton Pool is a body of water near the village, which is the source of the Rea Brook.[2] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The village's name derives from mere + ton. The lake is fed mainly by the Lowerfield Brook on the north side. The Rea Brook exits at the east through a sluice, which is in disrepair. At the southwest is a drainage ditch leading from a blocked culvert under a road; this point is about 2m higher than the lake;[5] another ditch flows southwest from the same point; on maps, this gives the false impression of the lake flowing into a tributary of the Aylesford Brook.
Notable clergyman Thomas Bray (1656-1730) was born in Marton [6] in a half-timbered house called Bray's Tenement.[7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey mapping
- ^ Shropshire Pub Survey Pubs in Marton
- ^ [1] Shropshire's Nonconformist Chapels photo gallery
- ^ Marton Pool: A Consultation, 2016
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. IV (9th ed.). 1878. p. 220.
- ^ Dickins, Gordon (1987). An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries. pp. 9, 102. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.