Marton, Lincolnshire

Marton
Marton  Marton shown within Lincolnshire
Population	616 (2001)
OS grid reference	SK839819
– London	125 mi (201 km)  S
District	West Lindsey
Shire county	Lincolnshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN21
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Gainsborough
List of places UK England Lincolnshire

Marton is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the A156, 5 miles (8 km) south from Gainsborough, and 11 miles (18 km) north-west from the county town of Lincoln.

File:St Margaret of Antioch's Church, Marton.jpg

St Margaret's Church, Marton

In Roman times, it was a way station, slightly north of the larger fort at Torksey, the point just before the Roman road crossed the River Trent. The modern A156 road crosses the ancient Roman road mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.

In the centre of the village stands the church of St Margaret. The building is essentially of the Norman Conquest period, built using a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Norman styles. Much of the work of these periods is still retained. It has an 11th-century tower of herringbone masonry, a Saxon cross shaft set in an outer wall and an ancient carved crucifix within. The tall cross in the churchyard is used as a war memorial and it is thought to be a former Medieval market buttercross.

There is also a restored windmill tower, owned by Lincolnshire County Council.

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Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Marton Tower
• Marton , Roman Fort