Marton sits on the south‑eastern fringe of Blackpool, centred on the old village and bounded by the reedbeds and shallow water of Marton Mere, a notable local nature area. The locality moved from agricultural roots into a suburban neighbourhood as Blackpool expanded through the 19th and 20th centuries, so you still get a mix of older village streets, interwar and post‑war housing and patches of green space.
It is largely residential with local shops, schools and community facilities, and its economy links into Blackpool's wider tourist and service industries rather than heavy industry. The mere and nearby parks give the area a stronger environmental and leisure identity than some parts of the town, and community groups and sports clubs play a visible role in local life.
Postcode districts covering Marton
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 12.8 miles
- Wigan 23.8 miles
- Blackburn 21.7 miles
- Blackpool 1 mile
- Southport 12.3 miles
- Morecambe 18.9 miles
- Lancaster 18.5 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 23.3 miles
- Kirkby 23.4 miles
- Lytham St. Anne's 4.1 miles
- Skelmersdale 20.4 miles
- Leyland 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blackpool Built-up area 1 mile
- Staining Built-up area 1 mile
- Tyldesley Ward 1.1 miles
- Hawes Side Ward 1.1 miles
- Victoria Ward 1.3 miles
- Brunswick Ward 1.3 miles
- Layton Ward 1.3 miles
- Talbot Ward 1.4 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.6 miles
- Stanley Ward 1.8 miles
- Highfield Ward 1.8 miles
- Claremont Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Marton
FY3 9RS, FY3 9XA, FY3 9SJ, FY3 9PY, FY3 9UE, FY3 9JW, FY4 4ZE, FY3 9QQ, FY3 9UQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 33.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 43.6 miles
- Blackpool South Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Blackpool North Railway Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Marton Ad
- The Oxfordshire 1.8 miles
- Hotel Neon 2 miles
- The Franklyn Hotel B&B 1.6 miles
- Brene Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Happy Return Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- Clifton Private Hotel 1.6 miles
- The Dudley Hotel 4 1.9 miles
- West Vale Villa 3 1.5 miles
- The Trafford Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Pearl Hotel 1.6 miles
Schools in Marton
- Stanley Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bloomfield Road Stadium 1.6 miles
- St Anne's Beach Beach 4.4 miles
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Haig Avenue Stadium 11.9 miles
- Tulketh Priory Historic site 12 miles
- Claughton Estate 12.6 miles
- Deepdale Stadium 13.4 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 14.1 miles
- Old Wood Forest 14.4 miles
- Dam Wood Forest 14.6 miles
- Paddock Wood Forest 14.7 miles