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Marske by the Sea, town and eccl. dist. (ry. sta. Marske), Marske near Redcar par., North-Riding York- shire, 3 miles SE. of Redcar, pop. 3467; P.O., T.O.; is a watering-place ; the population has nearly trebled since 1851, owing to the opening of ironstone mines in vicinity.
Marske near Redcar, coast par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 4½ miles NE. of Guisbrough, 4574 ac., pop. 7410; Marske Hall (time of Charles I.) is the pro- perty of the Earl of Zetland.
Marske near Richmond, par., North-Riding York- shire, 6759 ac., pop. 268; contains Marske, vil., on river Marske, near its influx to the Swale, 4½ miles W. of Richmond ; P.O.; near vil. is Marske Hall, seat.
Marston.—3½ miles NW. of Ampthill, Bedfordshire; P.O. See Marston Moretaine.—2. Marston, town- ship and vil., Great Bud worth par., Cheshire, on Trent and Mersey Canal, 2 miles NE. of Northwich, 1113 ac., pop. 969; P.O., T.O. ; has extensive salt mines and salt works ; one salt mine, the most noticeable, was visited by the Emperor Nicholas of Russia in 1844.—3. Marston, par. and vil., Lincolnshire, on river Witham, 5 miles NW. of Grantham, 2430 ac., pop. 307 ; P.O.—
4. Marston, par. and vil., Oxfordshire, on river Cher- well, 2 miles NE. of Oxford, 1175 ac., pop. 515; P.O. ; here the Royalists made a formal surrender of Oxford in the wars of Charles I.—5. Marston, ry. sta., 5 miles NE. of Yeovil, Somerset. See Marston Magna.—6. Marston, township, in par. and N. vicinity of Stafford, 1487 ac., pop. 664.—7. Marston, hamlet, Church Eaton par., Staffordshire, 5½ miles W. of Penkridge.—8. Marston, hamlet, Wolston par., AYarwickshire, on river Avon, 5½ miles W. of Rugby.—9. Marston, ham- let, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Lea Marston, Warwick- shire. See Lea Marston. —19. Marston, curacy, Yardley par., Worcestershire, 3½ miles SE. of Birming- ham.—II. Marston, ry. sta., in co. and 6 miles NW. of York; P.O. See Marston, Long.
Marston, Long.—vil. (ry. sta. Marston Gate), Tring par., Herts, and eccl. dist., partly also in Drayton Beauchamp par., Bucks—dist., pop. 494 ; vil., 3¾ miles NAY. of Tring; P.O.—2. Marston, Long, par., town- ship, and vil. (ry. sta. Marston), E. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire—par., 4595 ac., pop. 530; township, 2846 ac., pop. 363; vil., 2 miles S. of sta. and 6 AY. of York; P.O., called Marston; 1½ mile NAY. of vil. is the battle- field of Marston Moor, where, in 1644, Fairfax and Cromwell defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert.
Marston, North, par. and vil., Bucks, 4 miles S. of Winslow, 1983 ac., pop. 649; P.O.; the church has a handsome E. window and reredos, erected by Queen Victoria, in memory of J. C. Nield, who bequeathed (1852) to her his fortune of about £250,000.
Marston, South, curacy, High worth par., Wilts.
Marston Bigott, par. and vil., Somerset, 2½ miles SW. of Frome, 2207 ac., pop. 357 ; Marston House is the seat of the Earl of Cork and Orrery.
M arston Butlers, AYarwick. See Butlers Marston.
Marston Fleet, Bucks. See Fleet Marston.
Marston Gate, ry. sta., Herts, 4¼ miles NE. of Ayles- bury. See Marston, Long.
Marston Green, vil. with ry. sta., Bickenhill par., Warwickshire, 6¼ miles E. of Birmingham; P.O. ; in vicinity is Marston Hall, seat.
Marston Jahhett, vil., Bulkington par., AYarwick- shire, 2 miles SE. of Nuneaton.
Marston Magna, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Marston), Somerset, 5 miles NE. of Yeovil, 1068 ac., pop. 305; P.O.
Marston Maisey, par. and vil., Wilts, 3 miles NE. of Cricklade, 1334 ac., pop. 185.
Marston Montgomery, par. and vil., Derbyshire, 4¼ miles NE. of Uttoxeter, 2475 ac., pop. 379 ; P.O.
Marston Moor. See Marston, Long (Yorkshire).
Marston Moretaine, par. and vil., Bedfordshire, 3½ miles NW. of Ampthill, 4171 ac., pop. 1179; P.O., called Marston.
Marston Potters, Leicester. See Potters Marston.
Marston Priors, Warwick. See Priors Marston.
Marston St Lawrence, par. and vil., Northamp- tonshire, 5 miles E. of Banbury, 1230 ac., pop. 416 ; in vicinity of vil. is Marston House, seat.
Marston Sicca, par. and vil. (ry. sta. Long Marston), Gloucestershire, 5½ miles SAY. of Stratford-on-Avon, 1680 ac., pop. 367 ; P.O., called Long Marston.
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