Marston Magna

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Marston Magna
Marston Magna shown within Somerset
Population	431[1]
OS grid reference	ST591224
District	South Somerset
Shire county	Somerset
Region	South West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Yeovil
Postcode district	BA22
Dialling code	01935
Police	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
European Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome
List of places: UK • England • Somerset

Coordinates: 50°59′58″N 2°35′02″W / 50.9994, -2.5839

Marston Magna is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated five miles north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 431^[2].

[edit] The Village in Fiction

In the 1992 novel The English Patient, Marston Magna features as the home of the character Maddox. In the novel, Maddox travels by bus to the nearby town of Yeovil and committs suicide in an unnamed church there.

In the film of the book, the character is referred to in Anthony Minghella's screenplay as coming from the county of Dorset.

[edit] External links

• Marston Magna is at coordinates 50°59′58″N 2°35′02″W / 50.9994, -2.5838 (Marston Magna)Coordinates: 50°59′58″N 2°35′02″W / 50.9994, -2.5838 (Marston Magna)

[edit] References

1. ^  Somerset County Council, 2002. Population estimates.