Marldon
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| Population | 2,123 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SX868633] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PAIGNTON |
| Postcode district | TQ3 |
| Dialling code | 01803 |
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| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Devon and Somerset |
| Ambulance | South Western |
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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 Hams[2] 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.[3] The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.[4]
Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.[5]
Amenities
Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.[6]
Two walking trails pass through the village:
Notable residents
- Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583), adventurer, explorer, soldier and MP, one of the Gilberts of Compton
- Robert Adams (1810–1870), gunsmith and inventor of the double-action revolver
- Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer, she lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. Some of her books are set in the area.[9]
- Ray Tolchard (1953–2004), cricketer, played 10 List A cricket matches for Devon and was an umpire
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Usual Resident Population". Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Parishes in the South Hams. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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- ^ South Hams Local Plan Review 1995-2011 Part 2: Dartmouth and Totnes - East Area, p44. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved 4 December 2020. - ^ "Apple Pie fair". Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Marldon village clubs and activities Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ John Musgrave Heritage Trail Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Walk 80 - T for three ... and John Musgrave. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Retrieved 4 December 2020. - ^ Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years Retrieved 30 November 2020.
External links
- Marldon GENUKI
- Marldon local history group
- Marldon Parish Council
- Marldon village hall
- St John the Baptist Church
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