| Long Marton | |
|---|---|
 Long Marton | |
| Population | 827 (2011. including Crackenthorpe) |
| OS grid reference | NY6624 |
| • Belfast | 331.5 km (206.0 mi) |
| • London | 561.9 km (349.1 mi) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND |
| Postcode district | CA16 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Long Marton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of the English county of Cumbria.[1] In 2011 the population was 827.
The village previously had a railway station called Long Marton railway station which closed in 1970. Within the parish are also the hamlets of Marton Moor and Broom. Long Marton also has a pub. Located near the A66 3 miles from Appleby-in-Westmorland - the parish of Long Marton is bounded on the east by the parish of Dufton, on the south by the parish of St. Michael's Appleby, on the west by the parish of Kirkby Thore, and on the north by the parish of Alston Moor in the former county of Cumberland:[2]
In the 1870s, Long Marton was described as:
- 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. ...[3]
- ^ "| CommuniGate | Long Marton - the Village". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Genealogy; Nichols, Anne. "Long Marton". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A.Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 4 February 2015.