Marston, Wiltshire Explained

Official Name:Marston
Static Image Name:Marston village green.jpg
Static Image Caption:Marston village green
Coordinates:51.31°N -2.049°W
Os Grid Reference:ST967568
Population:177
Population Ref:(in 2011)[1]
Civil Parish:Marston
Unitary England:Wiltshire
Shire County:Wiltshire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Post Town:Devizes
Postcode District:SN10
Postcode Area:SN
Dial Code:01380
Constituency Westminster:Devizes

Marston is a small village and civil parish 4miles southwest of Devizes in Wiltshire, England. The parish lies south of Worton, away from main roads. Much of the boundary with Worton follows the Bulkington Brook, a tributary of the Semington Brook.

Marston and the adjacent Worton were tithings of Potterne parish. In 1852, after a church was built at Worton, the tithings became a chapelry of Potterne. Worton and Marston later became separate civil parishes, formalised in 1894.[2]

The population of the parish peaked in the mid-19th century, reaching 190 at the time of the 1861 census. A decline followed, with a low point of 96 in 1931, after which numbers gradually increased to reach 177 in 2011.

The parish elects a parish council with five members.[3]

There is a village green, with a Methodist chapel nearby.[4] The nearest pub is the Rose and Crown[5] in Worton, the Plough Inn at Marston having closed sometime before 1987. The nearest shop is the Post Office in Potterne. The local Anglican church is Christ Church, Worton, which was built in 1841 near the boundary with Marston in order to serve both villages.[6]

In 2014 Good Energy applied for planning permission to create a 4.9MW solar energy installation near the village.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wiltshire Community History – Census. Wiltshire Council. 7 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Victoria County History – Wiltshire – Vol 7 pp207–217 – Parishes: Potterne. British History Online. University of London. 8 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Marston Parish Council. Wiltshire Council. 30 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Marston Methodist Chapel. 11 August 2015.
  5. Web site: The Rose and Crown, Worton. 9 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091915/http://www.theroseandcrownworton.co.uk/. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Christ Church, Worton. Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. 9 March 2015.
  7. News: Cork. Tristan. New plans for solar farm in Wiltshire. 9 March 2015. Western Daily Press. 19 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103020/http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/New-plans-solar-farm-Wiltshire/story-20829405-detail/story.html. 2 April 2015. dead.