Long Marton, Westmorland : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Long Marton. You may be able to find further references to Long Marton in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Long Marton railway station Bartholomew
Marton, Long parish and railway station Bartholomew
MARTON (LoNG) a township and a parish Imperial

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Long Marton.

Place Type of entry Source
BRAMPTON a township Imperial
Brampton Crofts End village Bartholomew
BRAMPTON-CROFT'S-END a village Imperial
Knock hamlet Bartholomew
KNOCK a township Imperial

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Knock 0 2
Brampton 0 1
Brampton Crofts End 0 2
Milburn 0 2
Kirkby Thore 2 2
Crackenthorpe 0 2
High Cup Nick 0 2
Dufton 0 2
Newbiggin 0 3
Battle Barrow 0 2
Appleby 8 4
Kirkland 0 3
Murton 0 2
Bongate 0 1
Bolton 0 2
Langton 0 2
Cross Fell 1 2
Culgaith 0 2
Temple Sowerby 0 2
Colby 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Long Marton. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
LONG MARTON John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
MARTON John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).
MARTON LONG John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Marius Wilson Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (Edinburgh: A Fullarton & Co., 1870-72).

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