Marston Trussell
| Marston Trussell | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas' Church, Marston Trussell | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP691858 |
| Location: | 52°27’59"N, 0°59’0"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 157 (2011) |
| Post town: | Market Harborough |
| Postcode: | LE16 |
| Dialling code: | 01858 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | West Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Kettering |
Marston Trussell is a village in Northamptonshire. Marston Trussell was first recorded as 'Mersitone', meaning marsh settlement. The parish includes Thorpe Lubenham. At the time of the 2011 Census, its recorded population was 157, including Lubenham.
The village's name means 'Marsh farm/settlement'. The village was held by Richard Trussel in 1233, hence the suffix.[1]
The manor house in the village, Marston Trussell Hall, dates from circa 1606 and is an Elizabethan-style mansion with fine wood panelling interiors in the drawing room; in later years the existing house was dwarfed by a Victorian extension which no longer exists. A priesthole was discovered in the mid-1950s. The grounds of the hall extend to twelve acres: they have gardens and a newly added sunken Italian garden. Also of note are the ten Wellingtonia trees. Richard Trussell was lord of the manor in 1233. The Trussells of Marston died out in the 14th century and the hall was eventually re-established as the seat of the Barwell-Ewins Bennett family. There is a hatchment in the parish church of Henry Barwell who died in 1763.
The River Welland was in flood at the time of the Battle of Naseby in 1645 which led to a massacre of retreating Royalists who were trapped between the river and the church; this area is known locally as Slaughterford field.
The late 17th century wrought-iron carriage gates of Marston Trussell Hall were originally made for the house of Erasmus Norwich at Brampton Ash. They were moved to the entrance of the hall in the mid-1700s. Some of the original wrought-iron railings are still used to partition fields at the hall. However, during the First World War, like many country houses, a lot of the wrought-iron was removed and used in the war effort for the manufacture of arms and munitions.
There are around 60 houses, St Nicholas' Church and a village hall.
The village has a lake of three acres, two minutes walk to the west, which primarily stocks roach, perch and pike.
Events
The village holds an annual Beer Festival, over a weekend in mid-June. The Victorian village hall becomes The Rising Sun (the old village pub, The Sun Inn, closed some time ago), complete with pub sign, hand pumps and a variety of real ales, and ciders, including some from the local Welland Valley vineyard.
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