Marston on Dove

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Marston on Dove
The thirteenth century church.
Marston on Dove shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK235297
District	South Derbyshire
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DERBY
Postcode district	DE65
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°51′54″N 1°39′07″W / 52.865, -1.652

Marston on Dove is nine miles south west of Derby and two miles south west of Tutbury in South Derbyshire. The Church of St Mary at Marston has the oldest bell in Derbyshire, which was cast in Leicester in 1366 and inscribed with the words `Hail Mary` by John de Stafford^[1].

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William Budworth, schoolmaster, was born here in 1699.

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