In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Marston like this:
MARSTON, a township-chapelry in St. Mary and St. Chad parish, Staffordshire; partly suburban to Stafford, but averagely 2 miles WSW of Sandon r. station, and 2¾ N of Stafford. Post town, Stafford. Real property, £3,200. Pop. in 1851,206; in 1861,345. Houses, 67. The increase of pop. ...
arose from the erection of houses in the part adjoining Stafford. The property is divided among a few. A considerable common was enclosed in 1800. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicage of Whitgreave, in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £180.* Patron, the Rector of St. Mary. The church is good, and has a bell-turret.
Marston through time
Marston is now part of Stafford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stafford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Marston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Marston, in Stafford and Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8406
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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