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Marston, Oxfordshire

Marston
Marston SaintNicholas south.JPG
St. Nicholas' parish church
Marston is located in Oxfordshire
Marston
Marston
Marston shown within Oxfordshire
Area 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population 3,398 (parish) (2011 census)
• Density 1,164/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
OS grid reference SP5208
Civil parish
  • Marston
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Oxford
Postcode district OX3
Dialling code 01865
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK Parliament
Website Old Marston Parish Council
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UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°46′37″N 1°14′10″W / 51.777°N 1.236°W / 51.777; -1.236Coordinates: 51°46′37″N 1°14′10″W / 51.777°N 1.236°W / 51.777; -1.236

Marston is a village in the civil parish of Old Marston about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the centre of Oxford, England. It was absorbed within the city boundaries in 1991. It is commonly called Old Marston to distinguish it from the suburb of New Marston that developed between St. Clement's and the village in the 19th and 20th centuries. The A40 Northern Bypass, part of the Oxford Ring Road forms a long north-west boundary of the village and parish and a limb, namely a distributary, of the Cherwell forms the western boundary.

The toponym is said to come from "Marsh-town", because of the low-lying nature of the land, still green space, near the River Cherwell, which in earlier times was liable to frequent flooding.

The parish used to be part of the manor of Headington. The Church of England parish church of St Nicholas began as a chapel, first mentioned in a charter of 1122 by which it was granted to the Augustinian canons of St Frideswide's Priory. The building dates from the 12th century, and has substantial additions in the 15th century.

The village played an important part in the Civil War, during the siege of Oxford. While the Royalist forces were besieged in the city, which had been used by King Charles I as his capital, the Parliamentary forces under Sir Thomas Fairfax had quarters in Marston, and used the church tower as a lookout post for viewing the enemy's artillery positions in what is now the University Parks. Oliver Cromwell visited Fairfax at Manor House, which is now known as "Cromwell House" at 17 Mill Lane, and "Manor House" at 15 Mill Lane, and the Treaty for the Surrender of Oxford was signed there in 1646.


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