Marstons Mills, Massachusetts

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Marstons Mills is a village in the city of Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was founded by the Marston Family in 1648. They built grist mills along the Marstons Mills River, hence the name of the village. It is primarily residential and located on Route 28, and is rural in nature. Main roads also include Route 149, Wakeby Road, Clover Lane, Old Post Road (partially unpaved) and Santuit-Newton Road. The zip code for Marstons Mills is 02648.

1 Main Street
2 Schools
3 Lakes
4 Shopping
5 Recreation

[edit] Main Street

Main Street Marstons Mills is mostly residential, with Liberty Hall and the Marstons Mills Public Library located on the road. Main Street is near the Herring Run, and a road over from Route 149. Several roads connect Route 149 to Main Street.

[edit] Schools

Marstons Mills has two elementary schools, Marstons Mills Elementary and Marstons Mills East Elementary Horace Mann Charter School (MMEHMCS or MME). Marstons Mills Elementary School houses students grades K-2. Marstons Mills students that attend that school attend neighboring Cotuit Elementary School for grades 3 and 4. From the mid-1990s until 2003, Barnstable Middle School @ Marstons Mills housed grades 6 through 8. After the closing of the town's fifth grade building, the Marstons Mills Middle School recombined with Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis in Hyannis, Barnstable. The building that housed BMS@MM was then converted to Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School(BHMCS), with students in grades 5 and 6. Students in grades 7 and 8 attend Barnstable Middle School (Formerly Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis).

[edit] Lakes

Marstons Mills has many notable lakes and ponds, including Hamblin's Pond, Mystic Lake, Middle Pond, Muddy Pond, Little Pond, Round Pond, Long Pond and Shubael Pond on Route 149. Marstons Mills has no salt-water beaches. Although Prince Cove is salt water access there isn't a public beach, only a town-owned Marina and boat ramp.

[edit] Shopping

In recent years, Marstons Mills has become an established shopping district. Marstons Mills Marketplace is anchored by a Stop and Shop Supermarket, with a Citizen's Bank and a Staples conveniently located inside of the store. Adjacent to this marketplace is Cotuit Landing, with Re/Max Liberty Real Estate, Brooks Pharmacy, Aubuchon Hardware, and Pizza Wave, among other businesses. Also located at Cotuit Landing is Cape Leisure and a Bank of America branch. Across from Cotuit Landing there is a CVS, and adjacent to the CVS is Windmill Square, with an Eastern Bank, Dunkin' Donuts, the Mid-Cape Animal Hospital, and various other stores and offices. Pepper's Cotuit Pantry, a convenience store with a bakery and food service all day, is located less than one minute from these shopping centers.

[edit] Recreation

Burgess Park (home to an 18 hole disc golf course) as well as the Herring Run provide leisure opportunities for adults and children of all ages. Also, the Long Pond Conservation has a scenic bike path (off of Newton Road). The only grass airport left on the Cape is called Cape Cod Airport which originally started as an Army Air Field. There is also an 18 hole golf course called Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course, which is on the site of the old fairgrounds.