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towards Marston, which was soon absorbed by the city. New Marston became a separate parish in the 1950s. Old Marston parish become part of the City of Oxford in 1991. It retains its (civil) parish council. Marston has had a number of notable residents, including members of the Oxford
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had quarters in Marston, and used the church tower as a lookout post for viewing the enemy's artillery positions in what is now the
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is said to come from "Marsh-town", because of the low-lying nature of the land, still green space, near the
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began as a chapel, first mentioned in a charter of 1122 by which it was granted to the
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forms a long north-west boundary of the village and parish and a limb, namely a
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of Old Marston about 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the centre of
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In the 20th-century expansion of Oxford, new housing followed the
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A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 5: Bullingdon Hundred
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St Nicholas' church hall, formerly the parish school.
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and the village in the 19th and 20th centuries. The
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Marston, Oxfordshire

Marston is located in Oxford
Marston is located in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
2011 census
Density
OS grid reference
SP5208
Civil parish
District
Oxford
Shire county
Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Oxford
Postcode district
OX3
Dialling code
Police
Thames Valley
Fire
Oxfordshire
Ambulance
South Central

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