St Peter's Church
The parish church of St. Peter stands close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in the North Yorkshire hamlet of East Marton, approximately 6 miles west of Skipton. The church actually serves the hamlets of both East Marton and West Marton and for that reason it is sometimes referred to as “St. Peter’s of Martons Both”. This was a Christian place of worship during Saxon times but it is not known if a church stood here then or if there was just a cemetery and an outdoor preaching cross. The present church was constructed some time between 1147 and 1186, after the Norman invaders had consolidated their hold over northern England and dispossessed the Saxons of their lands.
St Peter's Church
The parish church of St. Peter stands close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in the North Yorkshire hamlet of East Marton, approximately 6 miles west of Skipton. The church actually serves the hamlets of both East Marton and West Marton and for that reason it is sometimes referred to as “St. Peter’s of Martons Both”. This was a Christian place of worship during Saxon times but it is not known if a church stood here then or if there was just a cemetery and an outdoor preaching cross. The present church was constructed some time between 1147 and 1186, after the Norman invaders had consolidated their hold over northern England and dispossessed the Saxons of their lands.