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Rh MARSTON- J ABBETT. 785 MARSTON, SOUTH. proportion of arable. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Oxford, val. 220. The church is an ancient structure dedicated to St. Mary. MARSTON- JAB BETT, a hmlt. in the par. of Bul- kington, co. Warwick, 2 miles S.E. of Nuneaton. It is situated on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch canal. MARSTON, LEA. See LEA-MAHSTON, co. "Warwick. MARSTON, LONG. Set MARSTON SICCA, co. Glou- cester. MARSTON, LONG, a hmlt. and chplry. in the par. of Tring, hund. of Dacorum, co. Herts, 3 miles N.W. of Tring. It is situated near the Aylesbury line of rail- way. The chapel-of-ease is an ancient edifice dedicated to All Saints. JIARSTON, LONG, a par. in the W. div. of York Ainsty, West Riding co. York, 5 miles N.E. of Tad- caster, 7 W. of York, and 3 from Moor Monkton rail- way station. The par. includes the tnshps. of Angram, Hutton Wandesley, and Long Marston. The village is situated on the York and Wetherby road, near the line of the Knaresborough and York railway. Marston Moor in this parish is celebrated in history as the scene of an obstinately contested battle fought on the 2nd of July, 1644, in which the Parliamentarians under Fairfax defeated Prince Rupert. The land is chiefly arable, and the soil clay, alternating with sand. The tithes were commuted for land under an Enclosure Act in 1766. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of York, val. 865. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an ancient Norman edifice, with a tower containing three bells and a clock. The earliest legible entry in the register bears date 1648. The Wesleyans have a chapel erected in 1850, and there is a National school. Andrew Monta- gue, Esq., is lord of the manor of Long Marston, and Lord Wenlock is lord of the manors of Hutton Wandes- ley and Angram. MARSTON MAGNA, a par. in the hund. of Hore- thorne, co. Somerset, 5 miles from Sherborne, its post town, and 5 N.E. of Yeovil. It is a station on the Wilts and Somerset line of railway. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural. A streams flows through the village, which rises at Sandford Orcas and works several mills in its course. The soil consists of rich loam and clay upon a subsoil of gravel. In the hills are several stone quarries abounding in Ammonites, Nautili, Belemnites, and other fossils. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 300. This par. gives name to a deanery in the archdeac. of Wells. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Bath and Wells, val. 324. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is an ancient stone structure, with an embattled tower 'containing a clock and four bells. The interior of the church con- tains an ancient font. The register dates from 1566. There is a National school for both sexes, and a Sunday- school held in the schoolroom. The above school has an endowment for teaching five children of Marston, and the same number of Aehington. There are Williams's almshouses for aged persons. The charities consist of the interest of 100 bequeathed by Mrs. Cox, to be distributed to the poor in coals. There are ruins of an ancient building called Court Garden, with moat and fish-ponds. James Parsons, Esq., of Drayton, is lord of the manor. An annual fair is held in Advent week. MARSTON-MAISEY, a par. in the hund. of High- worth, co. Wilts, 3 miles N.E. of Cricklade, its post town. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated near the Thames and Severn canal, and is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 250. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 76. The church is dedicated to St. James. There is a National school for both sexes, with a small endowment. M A HSTON-MONTGOMEKY, a par. in the hund. of Appletree, co. Derby, 5 miles N.W. of Uttoxeter, its post town, and 7 S.W. of Ashboume. The village, which is small and irregularly built, is situated near the river Dove, and is wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 140. The living is a rect. annexed to that of Cubley, in the dioc. of Lichfield. The church, dedicated to St. Giles, is situated on an eminence, and is a small structure, with a tower containing three bells. The parochial charities produce about 6 per annum. There are parochial and Sunday schools, also a place of worship for tho Wes- leyan Methodists. MARSTON-MORETAINE, a par. in the hund. of Redbornestoke, co. Bedford, 4 miles N.W. of Ampthill, its post town, and 6 S.W. of Bedford. It is situated on a branch of the river Ouse, and was formerly a market town. The Bedford and Bletchley branch of tho London and Birmingham railway passes through tho parish, and has a station at Marston-Pillage. The in- habitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and some few females in lace-making and straw-plait. The tithus have been commuted for a rent-charge of 1,120. Tho living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 797, in the patron, of St. John's College, Cambridge. The church, dedicated to tho Virgin Mary, has a detached tower containing five bells. The walls of the tower, which is of earlier date than the rest of the building, are six feet in thickness. The interior of the church is well fitted up, and contains manv ancient brasses, two of which bear the dates 1420 and 1451. The church was restored in 1844. The parochial charities produce about 40 per annum. There is a large National school for both sexes. The Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship. The Rev. John Alington, Rector of Little Barford, is lord of the manor. MARSTON, NORTH, a par. in the hund. of Ashendon, co. Bucks, 3 miles S.E. of Winslow. The village is small and wholly agricultural. The surface is undula- ted, and the soil a dark loam resting upon a substratum of stiff clay. The iinpropriation belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln. The living is a perpet. cur.,* val. i'94. The church is a stone structure, with a chancel built by the offerings of those who frequented a chalybeate spring here. In the interior are three stone stalls and a piscina. MARSTON-POTTERS, a hmlt. in the par. of Bar- well, co. Leicester, 4 miles N.E. of Hinckley. It is situated on a branch of the river Soar. MARSTON, PRIORS, a par. in tho hund. of Kington, co. Warwick, 5 miles S.E. of Southam, and 4 N.E. of the Fenny Compton railway station. The Oxford canal passes through tho parish, and on its banks is a spacious wharf. The village, which is considerable but chiefly agricultural, is situated near tho border of tho county. Tho living is a perpet. cur.* in tho dioc. of Worcester, val. 220. The charities produce about 40 per annum, bequeathed for educational purposes. MARSTON SICCA, or LONG MARSTON, a par. in the upper div. of tho hund. of Kiftsgate, co. Glou- cester, 6 miles N. of Chipping Campden, its post town, and 4 from tho Honeybourno station on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton railway. The village, which is small, is wholly agricultural, consisting of a long line of houses irregularly built. The parish takes the suffix to its name from the scarcity of water in tho immediate neighbourhood. Charles II. is said to have disguised himself for a few days as a domestic here, after tho battle of Worcester. Tho tithes were commuted under an Enclosure Act in 1773 for land and a money payment, which has subsequently been exchanged for a rent-charge of 420. The living is a rect.* in the dioc. of Gloucester and Bristol, val. 400. Tho church, dedi- cated to St. James, is a stone structure, with a tower j containing two bells. The charities produce about i 107 per annum, of which 101 goes to Cooper's free ' school. There is a National school. Fisher Tomes, Esq., is lord of tho manor. MARSTON, SOUTH, a chplry. in tho par. and hund. of Highworth, co. Wilts, 4 miles S.W. of Highworth. Tho Great Western railway passes through the chplry. Tho inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The chapel-of-case is a small ancient edifice. Thero is a school supported by subscription.