Martin in the Domesday Book (1086)

Martin is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Amounderness in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Amounderness

• Aighton
• Aldcliffe
• Aldingham
• Arkholme
• Aschebi
• Ashton [Hall]
• Ashton [on Ribble]
• Austwick
• Barbon
• Bardsea
• Bare
• Barnoldswick
• Barton
• Beetham

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Martin is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

Remarkably, the name has changed little since 1086, when the Domesday scribes wrote it as Martin.

Listed Buildings Near Martin

Historic England records 4 listed buildings within about a mile of Martin. Listing protects structures of special architectural or historic interest, graded I (exceptional), II* (particularly important) and II.

Grade II

• Marton War Memorial - 0.63 km
• Marton Hall and Attached Farm Buildings - 0.64 km
• Gate Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings - 0.66 km
• Old Farm Cottage and The Rear Cottage - 1.12 km

Scheduled Monuments Near Martin

Scheduled monuments are nationally important archaeological sites given legal protection. 1 lies within roughly a mile of Martin:

• Castle Hill - 1.21 km

Martin Today

Today Martin lies within the administrative area of Lindal and Marton.

Read more about modern Marton on Wikipedia .

Nearby Domesday Settlements

Other places recorded in the 1086 survey within a few miles:

• Pennington - 2.0 km E
• Orgrave - 2.2 km SW
• Dalton in Furness - 3.2 km S
• Wart - 3.2 km S
• Killerwick - 3.6 km SW
• Ulverston - 4.1 km E