Marston on Dove
| Marston on Dove | |
| Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
 The 13th-century church of St Mary | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SK235297 |
| Location: | 52°51’54"N, 1°39’7"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Derby |
| Postcode: | DE65 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Derbyshire |
Marston on Dove (historically Marston Upon Dove) is a village in southern Derbyshire, nine miles south-west of Derby and two miles east of Tutbury.
The name of the village derives from Old English Mersc tun, indicating a "marsh farm/settlement" (on the River Dove).[1] The village stands beside the River Dove, which marks the border with Staffordshire. It is six miles north-west of Burton on Trent in the latter county.
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as being in the Hundred of Appletree and County of Derby, with 18 villagers, meadows, woodlands and a church.[2] At the time of the Domesday survey, the village and surrounding land were held by the monks from the Priory of Tutbury, "a dependency of the Benedictine abbey of St. Pierresur-Dives in Normandy."[3]
Historically this village was named Marston upon Dove, It was the largest in the parish which contained Hilton and Hatton.[4]
Parish church
The parish church, the Church of St Mary at Marston is a Grade I listed building.[5] It was built in the 13th century, but before this a church stood on the same site, as mentioned in the Domesday Book.[6]
The church is believed to have the oldest bell in the Diocese of Derby:[7] the bell was cast in Leicester in 1366 by John de Stafford and inscribed with the words "Hail Mary".[8]
The churchyard has some Commonwealth War Graves from both the First World War and Second World Wars.[9]
About the village
The River Dove used to run right to the south of the village, but at some time the meander was cut off and the river now passes further south. The Old River Dove site in the village is now a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest'.[10]
The village is not served by public transport, despite being close to the Crewe–Derby line. However, Tutbury and Hatton railway station is only a mile to the west.
National Cycle Network route number 549 runs through the village between Hurdlow and Waterhouses.[11]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 316 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ Marston on Dove in the Domesday Book
- ↑ A History of the County of Derby - Volume 3 pp 331-340: Alien houses: The priory of Tutbury (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Information on Marston on Dove from GENUKI
- ↑ National Heritage List 1334544: Church of St Mary (Grade I listing)
- ↑ Cox, Charles (1875). Notes on the churches of Derbyshire. 3 The hundreds of Appletree and Repton and Gresley. Chesterfield: Palmer and Edmunds. pp. 201–204. OCLC 1074670935.
- ↑ Franklin, Ashley (20 February 2013). "The villages of Hilton, Marston upon Dove and Foston" (in en). https://www.derbyshirelife.co.uk/out-about/places/the-villages-of-hilton-marston-upon-dove-and-foston-1-1571815. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ Derbyshireuk.net
- ↑ "Marston-On-Dove (St. Mary) Churchyard". https://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/37725. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ SSSI listing and designation for Old River Dove, Marston
- ↑ "Route 549" (in en). https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-549/. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
