MARTON (LONG), a parish in EAST ward, county
of WESTMORLAND, 4 miles (N. N. W.) from Appleby,
containing 714 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in
the archdeaconry and diocese of Carlisle, rated in the
king's books at £21. 15.7., and in the patronage of the
Earl of Thanet. The church, dedicated to St. Margaret,
is a large edifice. A commodious place of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists was erected here in 1816. The
village of Long Marton, one of the most considerable in
the county, having been rebuilt within the last twenty
years, presents an appearance of neatness and opulence.
Marton Plouse, a handsome stone edifice, situated at its
northern extremity, is occupied by the principal agent
tonthe London Lead Company, whose mining office is
here. A trifling endowment left by Thomas Machel, and
two annual donations by Miss Fearon and Mrs. Rippon,
are applied in teaching poor children.