Marton, Middlesbrough

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Marton
Suburb
The Green, Marton Village - geograph.org.uk - 392733.jpg
Village green
Marton is located in North Yorkshire
Marton
Marton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population9,990 
OS grid referenceNZ509164
Unitary authority
  • Middlesbrough
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode districtTS7 & TS8
Dialling code01642
PoliceCleveland
FireCleveland
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°32′26″N 1°12′45″W / 54.5406°N 1.2124°W / 54.5406; -1.2124Coordinates: 54°32′26″N 1°12′45″W / 54.5406°N 1.2124°W / 54.5406; -1.2124

Marton (officially Marton-in-Cleveland) is a suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Until the 1950s, it was a small village next to the hamlet of Tollesby in Yorkshire's North Riding.

The Marton parish originally stretched north to the River Tees, with the expansion of Middlesbrough, the parish became progressively smaller. Attractions include Stewart Park, a large public park given by a former councillor, Dormund Stewart, to people of Middlesbrough in 1928.

At the 2011 census, the Marton Ward (Marton East since 2015) had a population of 4,728 while Marton West Ward had a population of 5,305. Ladgate had a population of 5,583 while Beechwood (5,932) and Clairville (5,346) are now the Beechwood and Longlands Ward since May 2015.[1][2][3][4][5]

James Cook[]

James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance-Holland c. 1775, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

The explorer, cartographer and navigator, Captain James Cook was born to James and Grace Cook, in a clay-built cottage in the village of Marton in 1728, and he lived for a short time in the village, until the family moved to Great Ayton.[6] A contemporary drawing of the village by George Cuit has revealed the cottage to have significantly deteriorated by as early as 1788, a precursor to it being levelled by new local landowner, Bartholomew Rudd, in the 1790s.[7] It was very close to where the original manor house Marton Lodge eventually stood, to which Rudd made many alterations. He later sailed his ship (HMS Endeavour) from Whitby to discover and name for the western world the antipodean continents and islands as well as many islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Namesakes[]

The tiny community of Marton, Queensland, Australia, upstream from Cooktown on the banks of the Endeavour River, was named after James Cook's birthplace in remembrance of his 7-week stay in the region in 1770. There is also a town in New Zealand named Marton (renamed thus in 1869 in honour of Cook's birthplace). The name of the Yorkshire village derives from a mixture of Old English and Old Norse (marr-tūn) which means Marsh farm/settlement.[8]

Stewart Park[]

In 1853, the ruin and the land that is now the park were bought by the Middlesbrough ironmaster H. W. F. Bolckow. He built a new hall, which, after serving for a short period of time as a museum, was destroyed during demolition by fire in 1960, after standing empty for several years.[9] The site is now home to the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, opened in 1978.[10] In addition to viewing the large collection of Cook-related objects at the museum, visitors can view a grade II listed granite urn erected by Bolckow in 1858 on the site of the demolished Cook cottage.[11]

St Cuthbert's Church[]

St Cuthbert's

There is no record of the foundation of St Cuthbert's Church, but there is evidence that it dates from the 12th century, in the Norman period. At that time the overlords of Marton were the de Brus family, ancestors of Robert the Bruce of Scotland.[12] They had founded Gisborough Priory in 1119, and succeeding generations of the family bestowed gifts of land and property on this and other religious houses in the area. The church at Marton was one of those gifts to Guisborough, given before 1187.

In 1540 when the priory was dissolved by King Henry VIII, all the property belonging to the priory reverted to the Crown. In 1545 the living of Marton was granted to the Diocese of York, where it remains to this day.

In 1843 and 1847 a major refurbishment took place, mainly financed by J.B. Rudd of Tollesby Hall, the local squire.[13] A later pen portrait in the Parish magazine tells us that the Church was "restored, widened, and lengthened so that it became, from a little whitewashed, flat ceilinged, sash-windowed, dilapidated edifice with only two aisles and one transept, into the present beautiful building".[14]

Captain James Cook was baptised at St Cuthbert's Church. The church is now ornamented with a stained-glass window commemorating Cook.[6]

The graves of Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan, the founding fathers of Bolckow Vaughan — the company which brought the steel industry to Middlesbrough – are in the churchyard. The graves, like the company, had been largely forgotten in the 20th century, but were refurbished in 2009.[15]

Notable people[]

Other notable persons who lived in the parish of Marton include Bolckow's business partner John Vaughan, who lived at Gunnergate Hall until his death in 1868; Sir Raylton Dixon, a Middlesbrough shipbuilder; Henry Cochrane, an ironmaster; Agnes Spencer, the wife of the founder of Marks and Spencer.[16]

Marton is also the base for a junior football club, Marton F.C., which was founded in 1982 and for which Jonathan Woodgate, David Wheater and Stewart Downing, subsequent Middlesbrough F.C. professional footballers, once played.

Education[]

Marton has three primary schools: Lingfield Primary School, Captain Cook Primary School and Marton Manor Primary School.[17] There are no secondary schools in Marton. Most pupils go to nearby Nunthorpe School, the King's Academy, in Coulby Newham or Trinity Catholic College.

Amenities[]

Marton shops

Marton Shops, a parade of local supermarkets, eateries, banks, pharmacy and various other outlets is located on the A172 (Stokesley Road). Marton Library & Community Hub is located on Laurel Road, just behind the shops.[18]

Public houses include the Southern Cross and the Rudds Arms (both on the A172); the former is located adjacent to the A172 / Stainton Way crossroads and the latter close to the A172 / A174 interchange. The Marton Hotel and Country Club (closed October 2017) was located almost directly opposite to the Rudds Arms before being severely damaged and subsequently demolished in a large blaze in June 2019.[19]

Transport[]

Marton is served by bus routes provided by Arriva North East and Abbott's of Leeming, that mostly connect to other places through Middlesbrough town centre.

Marton Railway Station

Stations in the area are on the Esk Valley Line. Northern operate all services on the line, improvements to the timetable in 2014 meant up to 17 trains (each way) calling at both Marton and Gypsy Lane railway stations through the week,[20] with a full hourly service being introduced in 2017 including on Sundays.[21] Marton station is further away to most Marton residents than Gypsy Lane. Marton station is located just off the B1380 (Ladgate Lane), close to the entrance of Ormesby Hall.

Beechwood and Longlands[]

Beechwood and Longlands, is a ward south west of Middlesbrough centre. The majority of the area was within the civil parish of Marton before the area then Marton village itself became unparished wards of Middlesbrough.[22] Prior to May 2015, it was two wards called Beechwood and Clairville.[23][24]

Clairville[]

Clairville Stadium in 2010, the site was demolished in 2015[25]

The Clairville ward had a population of 5,346 in the 2011 census.[5] Longlands was at a site off Highlands Road near the junction with Lansdowne Road. Marton Grove farm was once in operation, named after a thicket between the Marton West Beck and Marton Road, of which the farm was situated between. As Middlesbrough developed in the 1800s and into the 1900s, the estate built on the site came to be known as Grove Hill, at one point a ward's namesake.[26][27]

With Clairville Stadium's 26 July 1963 opening in the area (by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) the area's ward became known as Clairville while the area remained known as Grove Hill.[28] Brian Clough (1935-2004), footballer, manager, was a notable resident of the area.[29] Marton Grove Primary School served the area for 83 years, before its closure in 2011 and demolition in 2012.[30]

Beechwood[]

The Beechwood ward had a population of 5,932 in the 2011 census.[4] The former Beechwood ward is the site of James Cook Hospital as well as areas known as Saltersgill and Belle Vue. Saltersgill, from the former Salter Gill Farm, is the southernmost point of the former and current ward area. The most northern point of the former Beechwood ward are the Belle Vue shops and the former Old Longlands Farm, the latter is now housing north of Beech Grove Primary. The former Marton Low Farm site is also in the former and current ward area.[31]

References[]

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Marton Ward (as of 2011) (E05001495)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Marton West Ward (as of 2011) (E05001496)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ladgate Ward (as of 2011) (E05001492)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Beechwood Ward (as of 2011) (E05001487)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Clairville Ward (as of 2011) (E05001485)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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  9. ^ "Mystery of hall fire finally solved - 51 years on". The Northern Echo. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Party for young and old marks park's 80 years". The Northern Echo. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ Historic England. "Memorial to Captain James Cook circa 80 metres south of Captain Cook Birthplace Museum (Grade II) (1137243)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Parishes: Marton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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  18. ^ "Marton Library & Community Hub". Middlesbrough Council Website. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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  24. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Teesside Built-up Area (E34004802)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  25. ^ "View: Demolition progressing as much-loved Clairville Stadium is bulldozed". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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  27. ^ "How to transform Grove Hill? Give it a new name, say councillors - GALLERY". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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