Marsh Barton

Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 3°31′19″W / 50.704°N 3.522°W / 50.704; -3.522

Roundabout on the Marsh Barton Estate

Marsh Barton is the largest trading estate in Exeter,[1] covering over 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) and supporting over 500 diverse businesses including one of Europe's largest motoring centres, showrooms, city plumbing, Exeter College's Automotive site, builders merchants, tool and plant hire; and home to the head office of the UKs largest APR, Stormfront Retail Ltd.

There are proposals for a new railway station to serve Marsh Barton.

History

Marsh Barton was a medieval village south of Exeter and north of Alphington. At the turn of the 20th century the main part of Marsh Barton was the former Marsh Barton Priory also known as St Marys Priory (home to Augustinian Canons Regular). Either side on the west and east was the Exeter railway and Great Western Railway respectively, the former swung in a westerly direction whilst the latter made its way south to Dawlish.[2]

The site was selected for a new greyhound track in 1928 and racing continued until 1957 when it was demolished.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Exeter City Council http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=811
  2. ↑ "OS County Series Devon 1890". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Tarter, P Howard (1949). Greyhound Racing Encyclopedia. Fleet Publishing Company Ltd. p. 58.

http://exeter.gov.uk/business/available-land-and-premises/key-business-locations/marsh-barton-trading-estate/


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.