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MARTON (LoNG), a township and a parish in East Ward district, Westmoreland. The township lies on Trout beck, an affluent of the river Eden, 1½ mile ESE of Kirkby-Thore r. station, and 3½ NW by N of Appleby; and contains the village of Brampton-Croft's End. The parish includes also the townships of Brampton and Knock; and its Post town is Kirkby-Thore, under Penrith. Acres, 3,200. Real property of Long Marton and Knock townships, £3,402; of which £18 are in mines. Rated property of the entire parish, £5,182. Pop., 762. Houses, 154. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to the Earl of Lonsdale and Sir Richard Tufton, Bart. Part of the land is Moor. A vein of iron ore was discovered near Brampton in 1864. The mining T of lead ore is carried on by a London company. he living is a rectory in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £480. * Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church is ancient but good, with a tower, and has a handsome memorial window in the E end. There are a Wesley.an chapel, a good parochial school with a small endowment, and charities £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Long Marton AP/CP East Ward RegD/PLU Westmorland AncC |
| Place names: | LONG MARTON | MARTON | MARTON LONG |
| Place: | Long Marton |
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