Marske-by-the-Sea

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Marske-by-the-Sea







Statistics
Population:	9120 (^[1])
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	NZ634222
Administration
Unitary authority:	Redcar and Cleveland)
Region:	North East England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	North Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire (North Riding)
Services
Police force:	Cleveland Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	REDCAR
Postal district:	TS11
Dialling code:	01642
Politics
UK Parliament:	Redcar
European Parliament:	North East England

For the village near Richmond see Marske, Richmondshire

Marske-by-the-Sea is a large village in East Cleveland, in the borough of Redcar & Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the coast, between Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea. It is in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Culture
4 References
5 External links
6 Further reading

[edit] History

St Mark's Church

Marske-by-the-Sea was first noted in 697 by Hilda, a nun, as Mersc (meaning marsh land). It is also mentioned in the Domesday Book.The village contains St Germains Church; it is possible that churches stood on the same site as the present day one before the Norman invasion of 1066. Marske has two manor houses: Marske Hall, now a Cheshire Home, and Cliff House. The Zetland Family lived in Marske Hall. ^[2]

The village has a museum, Winkies Castle, which is not a castle but an old tiny house belonging to the late cobbler, Jack Anderson. It contains over 6,000 artefacts. The castle has a website & it is open to visitors. ^[3]

Winkies Castle

Charles Dickens visited the town to view Marske Hall's unusual turrets ^[4] and to see the graves of Captain Cook's parents. These graves exact location in the St Germains Churchyard is now a mystery; however, some believe them to be in the western part of it. ^[5]

Marske Hall

[edit] Economy

The majority of the residents of marske do not work within the village, but work in nearby industry or in Middlesbrough or Redcar. Marske has a few shops and the Longbeck Industrial Estate. It is served by Longbeck railway station and Marske railway station.

[edit] Culture

Marske-by-the-Sea has three primary schools Errington Primary School[1], Westgarth Primary School [2], and St Bede's R.C. Primary School [3]; and the secondary schools the village is mainly served by are Bydales School located within the village and Rye Hills School, Sacred Heart R.C Comprehensive School, located in Redcar, and Huntcliff School, located in Saltburn.

The village has a Methodist, Roman Catholic and Church of England church. Also, the village's leisure centre houses a Baptist congregation.

Marske-by-the-Sea has 5 public houses. They are The Frigate, The Ship Inn, The Zetland, The Mermaid and The Clarendon. The other licensed premises are Marske Cricket Club, the bowls/tennis/football club and the Marske Working Men's Club.

Marske-by-the-Sea also has a football club: Marske United F.C..

[edit] References

^ Marske-by-the-Sea. Geonames. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
^ Mann, Richard. Marske-by-the-Sea History. (HTML) pp. 3 URL accessed on April 30, 2006.
^ (2005). Welcome to Winkies Castle: A memorial to cobbler Jack. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. URL accessed on February 19, 2006.
^ William Pennyman's Marske Hall. (HTML) pp. 1 The History Channel. URL accessed on April 30, 2006.
^ Captain James Cook Biography: Part 1. Early life and Royal Navy.. (HTML). URL accessed on April 30, 2006.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Marske-by-the-Sea

Local history
Marske Online
The Frigate
Historical Photo Archive of Marske from Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council.
Map sources for Marske-by-the-Sea

[edit] Further reading

Memories of Marske-by-the-Sea by Peter Sotheran, A.A. Sotheran Ltd, 1976 ISBN 0-905032-03-9
Hope's history of Marske-by-the-Sea by Edmund Hope, A.A. Sotheran Ltd, 1975 ISBN 0-9504427-2-0