Marton, Middlesbrough
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Marton (officially Marton-in-Cleveland) is an area of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Until the 1950s, it was a small village next to the hamlet of Tollesby in Yorkshire's North Riding.
Marton-in-Cleveland
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Village green | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 9,990 |
OS grid reference | NZ515160 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
Postcode district | TS7 & TS8 |
Dialling code | 01642 |
Police | Cleveland |
Fire | Cleveland |
Ambulance | North East |
UK Parliament | |
54.5372°N 1.2047°W / 54.5372; -1.2047 |
The Marton parish originally stretched north to the River Tees, however with the expansion of Middlesbrough, the parish became progressively smaller, ultimately becoming a suburb of south Middlesbrough.
Attractions include Stewart Park, a large public park given by a former councillor, Dormund Stewart, to the people of Middlesbrough in 1928.
At the 2011 census, the Marton Ward (Marton East since 2015) had a population of 4,728[1] while Marton West Ward had a population of 5,305.[2]