Marston

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English mersc (“marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Proper noun

Marston

  1. Any of a number of places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6775). [1]
    2. A hamlet in Pembridge parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3657).
    3. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8943). [2]
    4. A village in Old Marston parish, City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5208).
    5. A small village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9227). [3]
    6. A small village in Church Eaton parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8314). [4]
    7. A village in Lea Marston parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2094).
    8. A hamlet in Wolston parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4176).
    9. A village and civil parish south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9656). [5]
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
    2. A minor city in New Madrid County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Maryland.
    4. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, North Carolina.
  3. A township municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Long Marston, North Yorkshire.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cheshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
  4. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Mar-Md on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  5. ^ Parish map (Wiltshire)

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