[1] The name usually means "farmstead by a pool", derived from the Old English words mere and tūn.

[4] Marton residents travelled 5 miles (8.0 km) to worship at St Chad's, a journey that was difficult in winter.

In 1857, the church as extended to accommodate Marton's growing population, and a tower was added.

Since 1997, Blackpool South had been represented at parliament by Labour MP Gordon Marsden.

[11] Since the 2019 General Election the area's representation has passed to Conservative MP Scott Benton.

[17] The structure of the moss is peat, on top of a layer of clay, in which is embedded whole (and fragments of) tree trunks.

[18] It is situated a few metres from the original site, on Whitegate Drive, and was designed by F. Freeman of Bolton.