MARSK, a parish in the eastern division of the
liberty of LANGBAURGH, North riding of the county of
YORK, comprising the townships of Marsk and Redcar,
and containing 1249 inhabitants, of which number, 576
are in the township of Marsk, 5 miles (N. N. E.) from
Guilsbrough. The living is a discharged vicarage, in
the archdeaconry of Cleveland, and diocese of York,
rated in the king's books at £10. 11. 10., endowed
with £200 private benefaction, £200 royal bounty, and
£ 800 parliamentary grant. Lord Dundas was patron
in 1799. The church, dedicated to St. German, stands
near the edge of the cliff, its spire serving as an excellent
land-mark. There is a place of worship for
Wesleyan Methodists. Marsk hall was built by Sir
William Pennyman, Bart., in the style which prevailed
in the time of Charles I.