Marples Grange on the old National savings Site
SHOW HOMES LAUNCH 30TH JUNE!!!! Well of course that got my attention - I used to work on the site of the National Savings Building so was interested to see that they had started to build some of the new houses... have a read of the introduction on the website... Nowadays Marton falls within the modern town of Blackpool, but a thousand years ago, there were several small hamlets of Little Marton, Great Marton and Marton Fold. The name comes from AngloSaxon ‘Mere-tun’ - and the mere or lake after which Marton is named is still there; in fact today, Marton Mere (and neighbouring Marton Moss) is a renowned local nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest, attracting all manner of birdlife, wildlife, flora and fauna. Marton itself is just three miles from the Lancashire coast, where central Blackpool meets the sea, and is close to the green enclave of Stanley Park, which contains the renowned Blackpool Zoo. Nearby Preston Old Road has a number of local neighbo