Marlston

Village in England

Marlston

Village

Parish church of St Mary, Marlston

Marlston

Location within Berkshire

OS grid reference| SU532718
Civil parish|

* Bucklebury

Unitary authority|

* West Berkshire

Ceremonial county|

* Berkshire

Region|

* South East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| THATCHAM
Postcode district| RG18
Dialling code| 01635
Police| Thames Valley
Fire| Royal Berkshire
Ambulance| South Central
UK Parliament|

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England
Berkshire

51°26′34″N 1°14′09″W﻿ / ﻿51.442913°N 1.235777°W﻿ / 51.442913; -1.235777

Marlston is a village in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire. For administrative purposes, it lies within the civil parish of Bucklebury and the unitary authority of West Berkshire.

## Etymology

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The place-name Marlston is first attested as Marteleston in 1242, and means "Martel's town or manor". Galfridus Martel held the manor in 1242; Martel is a French nickname meaning "hammer", from the Old French martel (modern French marteau).[1]

## Geography

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The settlement lies south of the M4 motorway, and is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Thatcham. It is 0.5 mi (0.80 km) west of the River Pang on a minor road, midway between Hermitage and Bucklebury.

## History

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The parish church of St Mary dates back to the 12th century, the north door is dated to circa 1170. The church was restored in 1855 by William Butterfield. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Marlston House was built between 1895 and 1899 in the Elizabethan style, replacing an Elizabethan era house on the same site. It was built for George Palmer, who was one of the founders of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory, mayor of the nearby town of Reading, and Member of Parliament for Reading. After George Palmer died in 1897, the house was occupied by his son, George William Palmer, who was also mayor of, and Member of Parliament for, Reading. Since 1945, it is the home of the Brockhurst and Marlston House School.[3] The building is Grade II* listed.[4]

The Marlston estate is owned by the Astor family.[5]

## Notable residents

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Douglas Bader, World War II RAF flying ace, and his wife, settled in the village after the war.

## References

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1. ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, pp. 315 and 241.
2. ^ Historic England (7 December 1971). "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1212896)". National Heritage List for England.
3. ^ "Marlston History & genealogy resource". Forebears. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. ^ Historic England (29 November 1983). "Marlston House and surrounding terrace (Grade II*) (1212898)". National Heritage List for England.
5. ^ "The thirty landowners who own half a county". Who owns England?.

## External links

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* Brockhurst and Marlston House School Official Site

Media related to Marlston at Wikimedia Commons

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Settlements in West Berkshire

Towns

* Hungerford
* Newbury
* Thatcham (All are civil parishes and have town councils)

Civil parishes|

* Aldermaston
* Aldworth
* Ashampstead
* Basildon
* Beech Hill
* Beedon
* Beenham
* Boxford
* Bradfield
* Brightwalton
* Brimpton
* Bucklebury
* Burghfield
* Catmore
* Chaddleworth
* Chieveley
* Cold Ash
* Combe
* Compton
* East Garston
* East Ilsley
* Enborne
* Englefield
* Farnborough
* Fawley
* Frilsham
* Great Shefford
* Greenham
* Hampstead Marshall
* Hampstead Norreys
* Hermitage
* Holybrook
* Inkpen
* Kintbury
* Lambourn
* Leckhampstead
* Midgham
* Padworth
* Pangbourne
* Peasemore
* Purley on Thames
* Shaw-cum-Donnington
* Speen
* Stanford Dingley
* Stratfield Mortimer
* Streatley
* Sulham
* Sulhamstead
* Theale
* Tidmarsh
* Tilehurst
* Ufton Nervet
* Wasing
* Welford
* West Woodhay
* West Ilsley
* Winterbourne
* Wokefield
* Woolhampton
* Yattendon

Other villages
and hamlets|

* Aldermaston Wharf
* Ashmore Green
* Avington
* Bagnor
* Beansheaf Farm
* Beedon Common
* Benham Hill
* Bloomfield Hatch
* Brightwalton Green
* Brimpton Common
* Burghfield Bridge
* Burnt Hill
* Calcot
* Chapel Row
* Colthrop
* Crockham Heath
* Crookham
* Donnington
* Eastbury
* Eddington
* Elcot
* Eling
* Enborne Row
* Fords Farm
* Goddard's Green
* Halfway
* Heads Hill
* Hell Corner
* Hoe Benham
* Honey Bottom
* Hungerford Newtown
* Hunts Green
* Hyde End
* Inkpen Common
* Lambourn Woodlands
* Little Heath
* Lower Basildon
* Lower Denford
* Lower Padworth
* Marlston
* Marsh Benham
* Midgham Green
* Mortimer/Mortimer Common
* Ownham
* Padworth Common
* Shaw
* Shefford Woodlands
* Snelsmore
* South Fawley
* Stockcross
* Tilehurst
* Upper Basildon
* Upper Denford
* Upper Eddington
* Upper Lambourn
* Upper Woolhampton
* Wash Common
* Wash Water
* Weston
* Wickham
* Wickham Heath
* Woodlands St Mary
* Woodspeen
* World's End

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