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Hall, seat, near Marton Pool, is 4 miles NE. of Chir-
bury.—7. Marton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., War-
wickshire, at confluence of rivers Itchin and Leam, 7f
miles NE. of Leamington, 910 ac., pop. 374; P.O.—8.
Marton, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Bridling-
ton, East-Riding Yorkshire; in vicinity is Marton
Hall, seat. See
Sewerby-with-Marton.—9. Marton,
township, Swine par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 6 miles
N. of Hedon, 946 ac., pop. 96.
—10. Marton (or Marton
In Cleveland), par. and vil., North-Riding Yorkshire
—par. (partly in bor. of Middlesbrough), 3519 ac.,
pop. 1057 ; vil., 4 miles SE. of Middlesbrough ; P.O.; in
vicinity of vil. is Marton Hall, seat; Captain Cook
(1728-1779), the celebrated navigator, was a native of
Marton; a monument was erected to his memory on
Easby Heights in 1827.
—II. Marton, township, Sin-
nington par., Nortli-Riding Yorkshire, on river Rye, 4J
miles SW7. of Pickering, 677 ac., pop. 193.

Marton, East, vil., 5 miles AY. of Skipton, Nr div.
West-Riding Yorkshire;
P.O. See Marton in Craven.

Marton, Long, par. and ry. sta., AYestmorland, 3
miles NW. of Appleby, 6947 ac., pop. 709;
P.O.

Marton, New, hamlet, in par. and 4 miles W. of
Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Marton, ¼ld, hamlet, Whittington par., Shropshire,
3 miles NE. of Oswestry.

Marton, West, vil., 6 miles W. of Skipton, N. div.
West-Riding Yorkshire;
P.O. See Marton in Craven.

Marton Brook, stream, Derbyshire ; rises at Intake
Chapel, and flows 9 miles SE. to the Derwent at Derby.

Marton in Cleveland, Yorkshire. See Marton.

Marton in Craven, par., N. div. AYest-Riding York-
shire, 2805 ac., pop. 235; contains East Marton, vil.,
5 miles W. of Skipton;
P.O.; West Marton, vil., 6
miles W. of Skipton ;
P.O.; and Marton Hall, seat.

Marton in the Forest, par., North-Riding York-
shire, on river Foss, 5 miles SE. of Easingwold, 2715
ac., pop. 144; had priory of time of King Stephen.

Marton le Moor, township, Topcliffe and Kirby on
the Moor pars., North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NW.
of Boroughbridge, 1678 ac., pop. 169.

Marton with Grafton, par., E. div. AYest-Riding
Yorkshire, 3 miles SE. of Aldborough, 2165 ac., pop. 365.

Martray, seat, 2 m. NAA7. of Ballygawley, co. Tyrone.

Martry, par., mid. co. Meath, 5 miles NW. of Navan,
3890 ac., pop. 374.

Martyr Worthy, par., Hants, 3 miles NE. of AYin-
chester, 2016 ac., pop. 249.

Marvel Stones, remarkable limestone rock, Derby-
shire, under Black Edge, 3 miles N. of Buxton.

Marwell, hamlet, Carisbrooke par., Isle of Wight,
on river Medina, 1 mile S. of Newport.

Marwell Hall, seat, Owlesbury par., Hants, 54 miles
SE. of AVinchester; in vicinity are remains of an ancient
residence of the bishops of AYinchester.

Marwick, hamlet, Lochs par., Lewis island, Ross-
shire, on the coast, 11 miles S. of Stornoway.

Marwick Head, headland, on S. side of Birsay Bay,
Harray and Birsay par., Mainland, Orkney.

Marwood.—par. and vil., Devon, 3 miles NAV. of
Barnstaple, 5396 ac., pop. 808;
P.O.—2. Marwood,
township, Gainford par., Durham, on river Tees, 34
miles N. of and partly in Barnard Castle, 3711 ac., pop.
197; on an eminence adjoining Barnard Castle are ves-
tiges of an ancient town of Marwood.—3. Marwood,
hamlet, Newington-next-Hythe par., Kent.

Marwood Honse, in town of Honiton, Devon; gave
a night’s shelter to Charles I. in 1644.

Mary Gate St Olave, township, North-Riding York-
shire, and par., partly also within the municipal limits
of York City—par., 2421 ac., pop. 10,120; township,
within the parl. bor. of York, 50 ac., pop. 1114.

Mary Gray Hill, near Newtown-Stewart, N. co.
Tyrone, alt. 826 ft.

Mary Tavy, 4 miles NE. of Tavistock, Devon; P.O.
See Marytavy.

Maryhank, place with school, Urray par., Ross and
Cromarty.

Maryborough, market and co. town and township
with ry. sta., Borris par., mid. Queen’s co., on -Triogue
rivulet, 51 miles SAY. of Dublin, 504 ac., pop. 2872;
P.O., T.O., 1 Er.nk, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tues-
day
and Thursday. Maryborough has considerable
trade and extensive corn mills. It is named after
Queen Mary, in whose reign Queen’s co. was formed
out of the territory of Leix. See
Philipstown.



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