Place:Marston, Wiltshire, England

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NameMarston
TypeTything, Civil parish
Coordinates51.31°N 2.049°W
Located inWiltshire, England
See alsoPotterne and Cannings Hundred, Wiltshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Devizes Rural, Wiltshire, Englandrural district, 1894 - 1974
Kennet District, Wiltshire, England1974-2009
Wiltshire District, Wiltshire, England2009--
source: Family History Library Catalog

NOTE: Marston is a very common name for a village in England. A Vision of Britain through Time lists 11 of them in various counties.


the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Marston is a small village and civil parish 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Devizes in Wiltshire, England. Until 1894 Marston (and neighbouring Worton) were part of Potterne parish. In the UK census of 2011 it had a population of 117.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Marston from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"MARSTON, a tything in Potterne parish, Wilts; 3¼ miles SW of Devizes. Real property: £1,975. Population: 190. Houses: 41. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel."

Research Tips

  • From this Ancestry page you can browse the Wiltshire parishes which have parish register transcripts online, quite often from very early dates. However, reading the early ones requires skill and patience. Transcriptions should also be in FamilySearch.
  • A further collection of online source references will be found on the county page for Wiltshire.
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