| Official Name: | West Marton |
| Static Image Name: | West Marton Village.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | West Marton village |
| Coordinates: | 53.9504°N -2.163°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | SD893504 |
| Civil Parish: | Martons Both |
| Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country: | England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Skipton and Ripon |
| Post Town: | Skipton |
| Postcode District: | BD23 |
| Postcode Area: | BD |
West Marton is a village in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the A59 road about west of the market town of Skipton, and north of Colne.[1] [2]
Marton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gospatric (son of Arnketil) and having two villagers.[3] Historical forms of the name have been recorded as Martun, Marton in Craven, and Bothe Martons.[4] The name derives from the Old English of mere tūn, a farm near a pool.[5] Sometime in the 12th century, the mill at Marton was donated to the religious house of Bolton Priory, (Embsay) before it moved to the place now known as Bolton Abbey.[6]
West Marton has a village Hall and a shop which doubles up as a post office.[7] [8] To the south of the village is Gledstone Hall, which is a grade II* listed building. The current building, designed by Edwin Lutyens, was built in 1923, replacing an earlier structure designed by John Carr of York.[9] [10]
Together with East Marton it forms the civil parish of Martons Both. At the 2011 Census, the parish of Martons Both had 213 residents.