East Marton

East Marton
East Marton East Marton shown within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SD908509
Civil parish	Martons Both
District	Craven
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°57′16″N 2°08′28″W / 53.954400°N 2.141100°W / 53.954400; -2.141100

East Marton is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of the market town of Skipton and is on the A59 road. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes through the village on the descent from Foulridge to Leeds. The canal towpath in the village is followed by the Pennine Way. There is a TV transmission mast just north of the village.^[1]

Together with West Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both.

East Marton was an ancient parish, sometimes known as Church Marton or Marton in Craven, in Staincliffe Wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.^[2] It was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974.

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