Marston Magna

Marston Magna
Marston Magna
	Avon and Somerset
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Somerton and Frome;
	List of places UK England Somerset 50°59′58″N 2°35′02″W / 50.9994°N 2.5839°W

Marston Magna (also known as Broad or Great Marston) is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 523.^[1]

History

The name Marston Magna means larger settlement by a marsh.^[2]

It was held as nine separate estates before the Norman Conquest.^[2]

The parish was part of the

Horethorne.^[3]

The site of the medieval manor house survives as a moat and fish ponds south of the village.[2]

In the early 18th century the estate was held by Sir John St Barbe, 1st Baronet (d.1723) and was passed on through the families of Ashington and Sydenham of Combe, Dulverton, Somerset.^[2]

Governance

The

neighbourhood watch

groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the

crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism. Marston Magna is part of the electoral ward of Camelot.^[5]

waste disposal

and strategic planning.

It is also part of the

first past the post

system of election.

Landmarks

The manor house on Church Green dates from 1613.[6]

Religious sites

The

Church of St Mary can date its origins to before the Norman Conquest, however the present building largely dates from around 1360, with further rebuilding in the 15th century. It has been designated as a grade I listed building.^[7] The church was held by Polsloe Priory, near Exeter from the 12th century until the dissolution of the monasteries.^[2]

In fiction

In the 1992 novel The English Patient, Marston Magna features as the home of the character Madox. In the novel, Madox travels by bus to the nearby town of Yeovil and commits suicide in an unnamed church there.

In the film of the book, the character is referred to in Anthony Minghella's screenplay as coming from the county of Dorset.

References

^ ^a ^b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
.

^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
^ "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
^ Ordnance Survey Election maps
^ Historic England. "Manor House (1056828)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1296098)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

External links

Media related to Marston Magna at Wikimedia Commons

[popn-1] "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[bush-2] 
ISBN 1-874336-26-1
.

[genuki-3] "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. Retrieved 9 October 2011.

[yeovilrd-4] "Yeovil RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

[5] Ordnance Survey Election maps

[6] Historic England. "Manor House (1056828)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

[7] Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1296098)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

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