Marton, Shropshire
Marton forms part of the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, and Marton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.
The B4386 road (which runs between Montgomery and Shrewsbury) passes through the village. The border with Powys is close by.
There are two public houses in the Marton area: the Lowfield Inn (outside the village towards Shrewsbury) and the Sun Inn (within the village). 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). 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. 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; 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 in a half-timbered house called Bray's Tenement.
See also
References
- ^ South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.