Marldon
| Marldon | |
| Devon | |
|---|---|
 The old part of Marldon | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SX868633 |
| Location: | 50°27’32"N, 3°35’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,123 (2011) |
| Post town: | Paignton |
| Postcode: | TQ3 |
| Dialling code: | 01803 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Hams |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Totnes |
| Website: | Marldon village |
Marldon is a village in the south of Devon, standing to the north-west of Paignton.
The wider parish includes the village of Compton, where Compton Castle is to be found. Beacon Hill transmitting station is on the highest point in the parish.
History
Church records date back to 1598.[1] The parish is in the Haytor Hundred.
Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.[2]
Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair, which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.[3]
Elizabeth Goudge (1900–1984), writer, lived at Westerland from 1939 to 1950. A number of her books were set in the area.[4]
About the village
Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.[5]
Two walking trails pass through the village:
Outside links
- Information on Marldon from GENUKI
- Marldon community page Devon Library and Information Services
- Marldon Local History Group
- Marldon Village Hall
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Elizabeth Goudge, the Marldon years (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 (retrieved 17 December 2014]