North Marston
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North Marston is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, about three miles south of Winslow, four miles north of Waddesdon.
The village name 'Marston' is a common one in England, and is Anglo-Saxon for 'farm by a marsh'. This refers to the common state of the land in the Aylesbury Vale, where the water table is quite high. The prefix 'North' was added later to distinguish the village from nearby Fleet Marston.
There is a holy well in the village, dedicated to St John Schorne, who was rector of the parish of North Marston in about 1290. It was he that blessed the well, and since his death it became a resort of great pilgrimage. The Holy Well was renovated in 2004/2005 and may still be seen today.
The village has, for many years, been the possession of Magdalen College, Oxford. The parish church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The facilities in North Marston include: a pub, a primary school, a village hall and a recreation ground.
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