Marldon
{{Short description|Village in Devon, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Marldon
| country= England
| region= South West England
| static_image_name= Marldon.jpg
| static_image_caption= The old part of Marldon
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| population = 2,123
| population_ref = (2011){{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks101ew|title=Usual Resident Population|access-date=3 December 2020}}
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| os_grid_reference= SX868633
| coordinates = {{coord|50.459|-3.599|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= PAIGNTON
| postcode_area= TQ
| postcode_district= TQ3
| dial_code= 01803
| constituency_westminster= Totnes
| civil_parish= Marldon
| shire_district= South Hams
| shire_county= Devon
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Marldon is a village in the South Hams in Devon, United Kingdom, to the north-west of Paignton. It is the most northeasterly Civil Parish in the South HamsParishes in the South Hams. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220100946/http://www.southhams.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=1970&p=0 |date=20 February 2016 }}. Retrieved 4 December 2020. and includes the village of Compton with Compton Castle. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2123.
History
Church records date back to 1598.[https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Marldon/Stabb-Marldon Marldon by John Stabb] Retrieved 30 November 2020. The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.South Hams Local Plan Review 1995-2011 Part 2: Dartmouth and Totnes - East Area, p44. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120015529/http://www.southhams.gov.uk/dartmouth_totnes.pdf |date=20 January 2013 }}. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.[https://marldonlocalhistorygroup.com/apple-pie-fair/ "Apple Pie fair"]. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Amenities
Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.[https://www.marldonvillagehall.co.uk/activities-2/ Marldon village clubs and activities] Retrieved 3 December 2020.
Two walking trails pass through the village:
- John Musgrave Heritage Trail, a 35-mile route around Torbay [http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=John+Musgrave+Heritage+Trail John Musgrave Heritage Trail] Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- Totnes-Torquay Trail Walk 80 - T for three ... and John Musgrave. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426031150/http://www.devon.gov.uk/walk80 |date=26 April 2016 }}. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
Notable former residents
- Robert Adams (1810–1870), inventor of the double-action revolver
- Gilberts of Compton, including the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583)
- Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer. She lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. Some of her books are set in the area.[https://marldonlocalhistorygroup.com/elizabeth-goudge-1900-1984/ Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years] Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- Ray Tolchard (1953–2004), cricketer and umpire
References
External links
- [https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Marldon Marldon] GENUKI
- [https://marldonlocalhistorygroup.com/ Marldon local history group]
- [http://www.marldonparishcouncil.org.uk/ Marldon Parish Council]
- [http://www.marldonvillagehall.co.uk/ Marldon village hall]
- [http://marldonchurch.co.uk/ St John the Baptist Church]
{{South Hams parishes}}