Church records date back to 1598.[3] The parish was in the Haytor Hundred. Marldon was a small village until the 1960s when major residential development took place.[4]
Marldon is known locally for its Apple Pie fair which originated in the nineteenth century and was revived in 1958.[5]
Amenities
Marldon is an active community with many clubs and groups meeting regularly.[6]
Two walking trails pass through the village:
John Musgrave Heritage Trail, a 35-mile route around Torbay [7]
^South Hams Local Plan Review 1995-2011 Part 2: Dartmouth and Totnes - East Area, p44. Archived 20 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2020.