- Marston on Dove
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Coordinates: 52°51′54″N 1°39′07″W / 52.865°N 1.652°W
Marston on Dove
The thirteenth century church.
Marston on Dove shown within DerbyshireOS grid reference SK235297 District South Derbyshire Shire county Derbyshire Region East Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town DERBY Postcode district DE65 Police Derbyshire Fire Derbyshire Ambulance East Midlands EU Parliament East Midlands List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire Marston on Dove is nine miles south west of Derby and two miles south west of Tutbury in South Derbyshire. The Church of St Mary at Marston has the oldest bell in Derbyshire, which was cast in Leicester in 1366 and inscribed with the words `Hail Mary` by John de Stafford[1].
Notable residents
William Budworth, schoolmaster, was born here in 1699.
References
- ^ Derbyshireuk.net accessed 23 February 2008
External links
Media related to Marston on Dove at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Villages in Derbyshire
- Derbyshire geography stubs
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