English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Marton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pontesbury

Historical Forms

  • Marton Pool 1842 TA

Etymology

MARTON (lost), 1601SBL 12706 , Marton Pool 1842TA . VCH VIII244 says this is a deserted hamlet. 'Pond settlement', v. mere , tūn .