Marston

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UK/ˈmɑːstən/US/ˈmɑɹstən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6775).

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Maston

  1. Any of a number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Pembridge parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3657).
    2. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8943).
    3. A village in Old Marston parish, City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5208).
    4. A small village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9227).
    5. A small village in Church Eaton parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8314).
    6. A village in Lea Marston parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2094).
    7. A hamlet in Wolston parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4176).
    8. A village and civil parish south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9656).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A township municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Long Marston, North Yorkshire.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmersc“marsh”
  2. EnglishMarston

From Old English mersc (“marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

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APA

Marston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marston

MLA

“Marston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marston.

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