Coordinates: | 53.211°N -2.225°W |
Official Name: | Marton |
Civil Parish: | Marton |
Unitary England: | Cheshire East |
Lieutenancy England: | Cheshire |
Region: | North West England |
Country: | England |
Constituency Westminster: | Macclesfield |
Post Town: | MACCLESFIELD |
Postcode District: | SK11 |
Postcode Area: | SK |
Dial Code: | 01260 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ849682 |
Static Image: | Marton church from south.JPG |
Static Image Caption: | St James' and St Paul's Church, Marton |
Marton, Cheshire is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England on the A34 road 3 miles (5 km) north of Congleton . Its correct postal address is "Marton, Macclesfield" which avoids confusion with "Marton, Winsford".
Its outstanding feature is the 14th-century timber-framed church of St James and St Paul, founded in 1343.[1] A plaque outside the church claims it is the oldest timber-framed church still in use in Europe.
Marton is also home to a sessile oak known as the Marton Oak. The oldest in Cheshire, it is one of the biggest oaks in Britain. Although its trunk is split, it has a single root system and is therefore regarded as a single tree. At one time its circumference was 58feet; it is estimated to be over 1,200 years old.[2]
Marton & District primary school, founded in the 1960s to serve several local villages in a large catchment area, is aided by the Church of England and has a roll of between 180 and 200 children.[3]
The village pub, the Davenport Arms, formerly housed an Italian restaurant,[4] but operates as a steakhouse.[5] Nearby, converted farm buildings house a restaurant, La Popote;[6] a café, the Old Barn;[7] and a pet grooming salon, Gus & Bear.[8]