Marton (South Skirlaugh), East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Marton, a village and a township in South Skirlaugh parish, in the E.R. Yorkshire, 6 miles N of Hedon, and half a mile from Barton Constable station on the N.E.R. Post town and money order office, Skirlaugh; telegraph office, Bnrton Constable (R.S.) Acreage of township, 946; population, 70. The property belongs to the Constable family. There are an iron and brass foundry, an agricultural implement manufactory, and a Roman Catholic chapel. An ancient chapel of ease stood at Kirkgarth, but went to ruin.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
Civil parish | Swine | |
Poor Law union | Skirlaugh | |
Riding | East | |
Wapentake | Holderness |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Marton (South Skirlaugh) from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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