Marldon
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.
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![]() ![]() Marldon Location within Devon | |
Population | 2,123 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SX868633 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PAIGNTON |
Postcode district | TQ3 |
Dialling code | 01803 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Marldon village website |
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 former residents
- Robert Adams (1810–1870), inventor of the double-action revolver
- Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer, lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. A number of her books were set in the area.[9]
- Ray Tolchard (1953–2004), cricketer and umpire
gollark: QP2tC xx:11:35 next! AR at xx:09:35.
gollark: (The ToD thing isn't entirely accurate, so I'm kind of nervous)
gollark: Please catch it now.
gollark: AR now!
gollark: No, I have one magi left.
References
- "Usual Resident Population". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- Parishes in the South Hams Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 30 November 2014)
- Marldon by John Stabb (retrieved 30 November 2014)
- South Hams Local Plan Review 1995-2011 Part 2: Dartmouth and Totnes - East Area, p44 (retrieved 30 November 2014)
- "Apple Pie fair" (retrieved 30 November 2014]
- Marldon village website (retrieved 30 November 2014]
- John Musgrave Heritage Trail (retrieved 17 December 2014]
- Walk 80 - T for three ... and John Musgrave Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved 17 December 2014]
- Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years (retrieved 30 November 2014)
External links
- Marldon GENUKI
- Marldon community page Devon Library and Information Services
- Marldon local history group
- Marldon village hall
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