Marton

Description and Travel

Marton is both a village and parish in the north of Lincolnshire. The parish lies 150 miles north of London and 5 miles south of Gainsborough with Stow parish just to the east. The River Trent forms the western border and across the river lies Nottinghamshire. The parish covers about 1,300 acres.

The village is almost joined with Gate Burton to the north and sits at the end of a Roman Road called Till Bridge Lane which comes from Sturton by Stow in the east. If you are planning a visit:

• By car, take the A156 trunk road, south out of Gainsborough. Just past Gate Burton, you will be in Marton. The Roman Road which ends at the village is now the A1500 trunk road.
  
  
• Stop and visit the Ingleby Arms Public House, which is over 120 years old.
  
  
• The Trent River loops in close to the village on the west side.
  
  
• Visit our touring page for more sources.
  
  

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Cemeteries

• A one-acre cemetery was consecrated here in 1910 and was under the authority of the Parish Council.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch.
  
  
• The church tower dates from Saxon times.
  
  
• The church was thoroughly restored in 1868.
  
  
• The church will seat 250.
  
  
• There is a photograph of St. Margaret's church on the Wendy Parkinson Church Photos web site.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1650.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage and burial indexes for the Corringham Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodists and the Primitive Methodists each built a chapel here. For information and assistance in researching these chapels, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Marton sub-district of the Gainsborough Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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History

• The remains of a Roman causeway can be seen at extreme low tides in the River Trent.
  
  
• There was a ferry here for centuries, carrying goods and people across the Trent River to Littleborough.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 8381.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the ancient Well Wapentake (Well Hundred) in the West Lindsey district and in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• In 1770 Mr. DARWIN left a bequest that four gowns be given to four poor women of the parish every third year.
  
  
• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became part of the Gainsborough Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built and opened here in 1846 to hold up to 63 students.
  
  
• A five-member School Board was formed for the parish in 1880.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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