Martin & Martin Dales
Parish Council
High Street, Martin
Holy Trinity Church
View Towards Martin Dales
Mill Lane Footbridge
View across the Fens
Car Dyke
The Parish of Martin and Martin Dales is situated on a small ridge above the fens in the heart of rural Lincolnshire approximately 12 miles North-East of the market town of Sleaford and some 15 miles South-East of Lincoln.
The village of Timberland, in which Martin Parish historically formed part is only one mile away.
Martin is a typical ribbon development and is over a mile wide and six miles in length lying East to West, with the main village of Martin at the Western end and the smaller Martin Dales to the East.
The larger village of Woodhall Spa with many shops, restaurants and other leisure facilities is 5 miles East and Metheringham again with many shops and a railway station with connections to Lincoln, Peterborough and beyond is 3 miles West.
The village is served by an hourly bus service during the day, six days a week (except bank holidays) to Lincoln and Boston.
Martin itself boasts a village primary school last rated by Ofsted as Good. The Parish Council also owns and maintains a locally renowned adventure play park, complete with picnic benches so that parents can sit and enjoy a break while their children enjoy their play time.
The village of Martin was in ancient times known as Merton.
Long a township in Timberland Parish, this status changed after a surge in population in the mid 1800's. The local Anglican Church was built, and the village became the centre of the new Parish of Martin. The older town of Martin near Woodhall Spa was renamed Martin Dales by the railways to differentiate the two.
The name Martin is Old English mere+tun, or "farmstead near a pool". In the 12th century, the village name is recorded as Martona and it is also often listed as Merton in older records, reflecting the Old English origins of the name.
Views of Car Dyke
Martin Playfields & Adventure Play Park