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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marton like this:
MARTON-CUM-GRAFTON, a parish in Great Ouseburn district, W. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles S by E of Aldborough, and 3¾ SSE of Boroughbridge r. station. Posttown, Ouseburn, under York. Acres, 1,198. Real property, £3,796. Pop., 454. Houses, 105. The property is subdivided. Wood Hills, on the border of Grafton, command an extensive and beautiful view. ...
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £200. * Patron, St. John's College, Cambridge. The church is a small old structure, with a belfry; and was reported in 1859 as needing to be rebuilt. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a handsome national school, and charities £8.
Marton is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marton, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/13444
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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