We often share historic facts about our town in our news section, and we sometimes get asked how the town of Marlton got its name. What does the word Marlton mean? So in this post, we’ll share a little bit of the history for you.
Evesham Township got its beginnings and was established as a township in 1692. It is increasingly believed that Evesham got its name from Thomas Eves, a settler from Evesham, England, who purchased this area of land in 1676. In that period of time, Evesham Township was much larger, and included the land that is now Mount Laurel, Medford, Lumberton, Hainesport, Shamong, and Washington Townships.
The Meaning Of The Word “Marlton”
Today Evesham Township is much smaller, but includes the town of Marlton, which are often interchanged and identified with each other.
The name “Marlton” comes from “Marl”, which is a naturally occurring mixture of green clay and shell remnants that was often used as a fertilizer. When the local residents discovered the benefits of marl, local commerce and a building boom grew in the area in the 1830s and 1840s. No marl is mined in the area today, but the town took its name from the mineral product, including changing the names of the local post office and Baptist church. Evesham Township still today requires that property owners preserve the integrity of many buildings in the Historic Village.
If you’re literally asking “What does the word Marlton mean?”, you could find some interesting meanings in a search…such as the Coats of Arms of the Marlton family in Worcestershire, England in likely the 13th century. But in the case of our Marlton, the name just refers to a clay that was instrumental in building the community.
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