Marton, Shropshire

Marton, also known as Marton-in-Chirbury, is a small village in Shropshire, England.

Marton

The post office at Marton, Shropshire
Marton
Location within Shropshire
OS grid referenceSJ286024
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELSHPOOL
Postcode districtSY21
Dialling code01938
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

It forms part of the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton and Marton is a parish ward within that parish, returning 3 councillors.[1]

The B4386 road (which runs between Montgomery and Shrewsbury) passes through the village. The border with Powys is close by.[2]

There are two public houses in the Marton area: the Lowfield Inn (outside the village towards Shrewsbury) and the Sun Inn (within the village).[3] Opposite the Sun Inn is a convenience store. There is an Anglican church dedicated to St Mark and also nonconformist chapel built in 1829 as 'Independent' (later known as Congregationalist).[4] 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.[2] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The village's name derives from mere + ton.

Notable clergyman Thomas Bray was born in Marton in a half-timbered house called Bray's Tenement.[5]

See also

References
  1. South Shropshire Parishes Order 1987 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ordnance Survey mapping
  3. Shropshire Pub Survey Pubs in Marton
  4. Shropshire Nonconformist Chapels photo gallery
  5. Dickens, Gordon (1984). An Illistrated Literary Guide to Shropshire. Shropshire Libraries. pp. 9, 102. ISBN 0-903802-37-6.


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