Marston St. Lawrence
| Marston St. Lawrence | |
  Marston St. Lawrence Marston St. Lawrence shown within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP5342 |
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| Civil parish | Marston St. Lawrence |
| District | South Northamptonshire |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Banbury |
| Postcode district | OX17 |
| Dialling code | 01295 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Daventry |
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Marston St. Lawrence is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Brackley in Northamptonshire. A stream flows through the village and another forms the southern boundary of the parish. The two merge as Farthinghoe Stream, a tributary of the Great Ouse. The village was the birthplace of the labouring-class poet Mary Leapor (1722–1746), who was widely read in the mid-18th century.
Parish church
Much of the Church of England parish church of St. Lawrence is in the Decorated Gothic style, including the chancel arch and the arcades to both the north and south aisles.[1] The north arcade is of four bays and was built in the 13th century.[1] The Perpendicular Gothic east window of the chancel was added in the second half of the 14th century.[1] One of the aisles was also rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic, and the bell tower was added late in the Perpendicular period[1] (15th or early 16th century). There are two carved wooden screens: a Perpendicular one to the north chapel and a very well-carved Jacobean one to the tower.[1] The tower has a ring of five bells. The parish is now part of the Chenderit Benefice.[2]
Marston House
The origins of the house are either Elizabethan or Jacobean, and one wing includes a panelled room that includes a richly carved overmantel bearing the date 1611.[3] However the house was completely rebuilt between 1700 and 1730,[3] making the present building either Queen Anne or early Georgian.
Amenities
Marston has a public house, the Marston Inn, a 15th-century building[4] that belongs to the Hook Norton Brewery.[5]
Marston St. Lawrence Cricket Club[6] plays in the South Northants Cricket League.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 302
- ↑ Chenderit Benefice
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 303
- ↑ Marston Inn
- ↑ Hook Norton Brewery
- ↑ Marston St. Lawrence Cricket Club
- ↑ South Northants Cricket League
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973). The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.