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Long Marton Parish, 1848


MARTON, LONG (St. Margaret), a parish, in East ward and union, county of Westmorland, 4 miles (N.N.W.) from Appleby; containing, with the townships of Brampton and Knock, 804 inhabitants, of whom 303 are in Long Marton township. The village is one of the most considerable in the county, and presents a neat appearance. Marton House, a handsome stone edifice situated at its northern extremity, is occupied by the principal agent to the London Lead Company, whose mining office is here. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £21. 15. 7½.; net income, £673; patron, the Earl of Thanet. The tithes were commuted for land, under acts of inclosure, in 1804 and 1815. The church is a large edifice. A place of worship for Wesleyans was erected in 1816.

Extract from: A Topographical Dictionary of England comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships..... 7th Edition, by Samuel Lewis, London, 1848.

Long Marton Civil Parish Brampton, Eden Church of St Margaret and St James, Long Marton Westmorland, Parishes and Townships, 1848 Knock Long Marton
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Knock
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Knock
- Overview About Knock Map Street View The village of Knock in Cumbria is located about 4 miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland and is part of Long Marton Civil Parish. KNOCK, a township, ...
Brampton, Eden
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- Overview About Brampton Map Street View Brampton is a village in the Eden district of Cumbria, just over 2 miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland and 1 mile south east of the ...
Long Marton
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Long Marton
- Overview About Long Marton Map Street View   Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria. In 2011 the population ...
Church of St Margaret and St James, Long Marton
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Church of St Margaret and St James, Long Marton
- Overview About St Margaret and St James' Church Map Street View   St Margaret and St James' Church is located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the south of the ...

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