Marton cum Grafton

Marton cum Grafton is a civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate of North Yorkshire, England. The parish has only two settlements (Marton and Grafton), and has a magnesian limestone and sandstone geography, which has been used for quarrying. The landform is broadly flat, though there are some small hills with the Marton and Grafton being separated by 98 feet (30 m) despite being only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) apart.

Marton cum Grafton
Civil parish
A country road with hedges and fields on either side
Farm Road to Priestcar Lodge Farm
Marton cum Grafton is located in North Yorkshire
Marton cum Grafton
Marton cum Grafton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population510 (2015)[1]
OS grid referenceSE416633
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townYORK
Postcode districtYO51
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament

History

Archaeological evidence shows that just to the south of Grafton there was an Iron Age fort. However, quarrying and the installation of allotments and modern day structures, led to the site being de-scheduled as an ancient monument.[2][3] In 1835, the population was 482,[4] which had risen to 499 by 1851.[5] However, by 1901, the population was at 299, and saw a rise of 50 people to 349 by 1911.[6] At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 516 which had dropped to 503 by the 2011 Census.[7][8] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council, estimated the population of the parish to be 510.[1] In 1872, the parish covered an area of 1,198 acres (485 ha), and in 1901, covered 2,167 acres (877 ha), but at the 2011 Census, it was 2,470 acres (998 hectares).[9][8]

The parish is connected to York and Boroughbridge by bus.[10] The modern parish has the B6265, Boroughbridge to Kirk Hammerton road in the east (the route of Dere Street), and the western border is the A168 road, adjacent to the A1(M) (the old Great North Road).[11][12]

The two settlements of Grafton and Marton are contiguous, and since 1979, they have been formed into one conservation area.[13] Besides agriculture, the other major source of employment in the area has been quarrying, with gravel pits still in evidence across the parish.[3] The former Allerton Park Quarry, now the Allerton waste recovery park, was historically in the township of Marton.[14] The geology of the parish is largely of a magnesian limestone ridge, with Sherwood sandstone to the east of the ridge. The earth has been described as being "slightly acid loamy, and clayey soils, with impeded drainage."[15] The land is capped with sands and gravels, which has led to large-scale quarries in the parish.[16] The land is fairly flat given over to agriculture, but the parish has some hills; despite being only 0.5 miles (0.8 km) apart, Grafton is 125 feet (38 m) above sea level, whereas Marton is 202 feet (61.7 m).[17][18][19][20]

Quarry in the parish

The original church in the parish was located some 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the village of Marton.[21] It was built in the 12th century and repaired after being sacked by the Scottish in 1318. It again fell into disrepair (c. 1540), until being rebuilt in 17th and 18th centuries. It was given after the Dissolution to St John's College in Cambridge, and its dedication was unknown, but after 1692, it is thought to have been the Church of St John after is benefactors, in the College of St John.[22][23][24] Until it closed, the church was a prebendal peculier in the Deanery of Boroughbridge and the Diocese of Chester.[25][26] In 1876, a new church, with a dedication of Christ Church, was built with stones from the former ruined church; Pevsner states the doorway re-erected inside the church is Norman.[27] This structure is now grade II listed.[28]

For a survey of burials in the churchyard see 'External Links' below.

Population of Marton cum Grafton 1801–2015
1801 1811 1821 1831 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 2001 2011 2015
393[29] 384[29] 464[29] 482[29] 514[29] 472[29] 454[29] 424[29] 365[29] 320[29] 298[29] 349[30] 361[30] 321[30] 362[30] 344[30] 516[7] 503[8] 510[1]

Governance

Historically, the ecclesiastical parish was known as Marton-in-Burghshire (or Marton-in-Burgheshire).[31] Sometimes the parish name is spelled with hypens (Marton-cum-Grafton).[32][33] The parish was formerly in the Great Ouseburn Rural District, in the wapentake of Claro, in the West Riding of Yorkshire; but since the 1974 boundary changes, it has been in North Yorkshire.[34][35][36] It is in the Harrogate and Knaresborough Constituency.[37]

Notable people

References
  1. "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. Alison Clarke, Archaeological Consultant (1993). "Grafton Hills Iron Age Hillfort, Marton cum Grafton, North Yorkshire". Alison Clarke, Archaeological Consultant Unpublished Report Series: 2. doi:10.5284/1036897.
  3. MCG 2011, p. 3.
  4. Liber Ecclesiasticus. An authentic statement of the revenues of the Established Church compiled from the report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Revenues and Patronage of the established Church in England and Wales. London: Hamilton, Adams & Co. 1835. p. 134. OCLC 1064949647.
  5. Yorkshire returns of the 1851 census of religious worship. York: University of York, Borthwick Institute of Historical Research. 2000. p. 57. ISBN 1904497101.
  6. Census of England and Wales, 1911 : (10 Edward 7 and 1 George 5, ch. 27): Administrative Areas. London: HMSO. 1912. p. 389. OCLC 40808794.
  7. UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Marton cum Grafton Parish (36UD083)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Marton cum Grafton Parish (E04007385)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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  10. "Bus services in York Marton cum Grafton Map" (PDF). getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. "Magic Map Application Marton cum Grafton and surrounding area". magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Zoom out and click on "Administrative Geographies" and "Parishes" to active layer with parish boundaries
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  13. MCG 2011, p. 1.
  14. Ross, S (2009). "Allerton Park Quarry, North Yorkshire: Post-Excavation Assessment Report". Northern Archaeological Associates Unpublished Report Series: 4. doi:10.5284/1029276.
  15. Talbot, A (2018). "Land at Yew Tree Farm, Marton cum Grafton". Solstice Heritage Report Series: 6. doi:10.5284/1096193.
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  17. "299" (Map). Ripon & Boroughbridge. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2015. ISBN 978-0-319-24551-4.
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  24. Kelly, E. R., ed. (1881). Kelly's Directory of West Riding of Yorkshire, 1881. [Part 2: Places L-Y]. London: Kelly & Co. p. 854. OCLC 1131686669.
  25. "Genuki: Marton parish registers: Dates and current locations etc., Yorkshire (West Riding)". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  26. Page, William, ed. (1907). The Victoria history of the county of York. vol 3. London: Constable & Co. p. 88. OCLC 500092527.
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  31. Reports and papers of the architectural and archaeological societies of the counties of Lincoln and Northampton. York: Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society. 1879. p. 236. OCLC 3896686.
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