Marston, Lincolnshire
| Marston | |
 St Mary's Church, Marston |
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  Marston Marston shown within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 417 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SK890434 |
| - London | 105 mi (169 km) S |
| District | South Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | NG32 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
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Marston is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England.[1] It lies 5 miles (8 km) north from Grantham, 8 miles (13 km) south-east from Newark, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north from the A1 near Long Bennington.
Marston Grade I listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary, and is of 12th-century origin, with an 1881-82 chancel by C. Kirk.[2] Pevsner gives the date of the chancel as 1878,[3] restored and partly rebuilt in Early English style. St Mary's holds monuments to members of the Thorold family.[4]
Marston Hall is a Grade II* late 16th-century country house, with further alterations up to the 18th century.[5] Pevsner records a 1962 "gothick" style garden gazebo, designed by John Partridge, with pinnacles by Christopher Blackie and murals by Barbara Jones.[3]
The village has a church, a hall, the Old Barn Hotel, the Thorold Arms public house, a fishery, and the Marston Thorold Primary School.[1] The school, still somewhat supported by the Dame Margaret Thorold Educational Foundation,[6] is now Church of England voluntary aided.[7] The building dates from 1861.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parish Council web site". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Church of St. Mary, Marston (1146946)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire pp. 603, 604; Penguin, (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press. ISBN 0300096208
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 227, 228; Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- ↑ English Heritage. "Marston Hall, Marston (1062854)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "Dame Margaret Thorold Educational Foundation". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "School web site". Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ School building (504153). PastScape. English Heritage. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
External links
Media related to Marston, Lincolnshire at Wikimedia Commons
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