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|population = 207 |
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|population_ref= (in 2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Wiltshire Community History – Census|url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Census?communityId=157|publisher=Wiltshire Council|access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> |
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|civil_parish = Marston Maisey |
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|post_town= SWINDON |
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|postcode_district = SN6 |
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|dial_code= 01285 |
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'''Marston Meysey''', pronounced and sometimes also spelt '''Marston Maisey''', is a village in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], lying |
'''Marston Meysey''', pronounced and sometimes also spelt '''Marston Maisey''', is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]], lying {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} northeast of [[Cricklade]] on the county boundary with [[Gloucestershire]]. The parish includes the hamlet of '''Marston Hill'''. Marston Maisey is the spelling for the civil parish,<ref>[https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/Community/Index/157 Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre]</ref> but not for the village on Ordnance Survey maps. |
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The village has a [[public house|pub]] called the Old Spotted Cow,<ref>[http://www.theoldspottedcow.co.uk/ |
The village has a [[public house|pub]] called the ''Old Spotted Cow'',<ref>[http://www.theoldspottedcow.co.uk/ Pub's website], theoldspottedcow.co.uk</ref> and not far away is [[RAF Fairford]].<ref name=genuki>[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/WIL/MarstonMeysey/index.htm Marston Meysey] at genuki.org.uk</ref> The nearest major town is [[Swindon]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Marston Meysey was part of the [[Hundred (country subdivision)|hundreds]] of [[Highworth]], Cricklade and Staple and of the [[diocese of Gloucester]].<ref>[[John Gorton (writer)|John Gorton]], ''A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1833), p. 773</ref> |
Marston Meysey was part of the [[Hundred (country subdivision)|hundreds]] of [[Highworth]], Cricklade and Staple and of the [[diocese of Gloucester]].<ref>[[John Gorton (writer)|John Gorton]], ''A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland'' (1833), p. 773</ref> |
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17th-century houses in the village include the Manor House (1689, west of the church, with barn and granary);<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1198100|desc=Marston Meysey Manor House|access-date=7 December 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> The Grange (north),<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1198113|desc=The Grange|access-date=7 December 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and Grange Farmhouse (north, also with a barn).<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1356050|desc=Grange Farmhouse|access-date=7 December 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> |
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The population was 240 in 1831, but only 185 in 1951.<ref name=genuki/> |
The population was 240 in 1831, but only 185 in 1951.<ref name=genuki/> |
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A [[National school (England and Wales)|National School]] was built in 1874, around the same time as the new parish church. The building was extended in 1901–2 to make provision for up to 71 pupils, although attendance never exceeded 32; it is likely that only one teacher was employed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National School, Marston Maisey |url=https://apps.wiltshire.gov.uk/communityhistory/School/Details/1550 |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Wiltshire Community History |publisher=Wiltshire Council}}</ref> The school was closed in 1924, as the number of children had fallen to eighteen, and since then the building has been used as a village hall. It is now a Grade II listed building<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1390811|desc=Village Hall (former school), Marston Meysey|access-date=23 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> and is owned by the village.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070111053507/http://www.marston-meysey.info/village_hall.htm Village Hall] at marston-meysey.info</ref> |
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The former vicarage, over the road from the church, was built in 1863–4 to designs of [[J. P. St Aubyn]];<ref name="Orbach" /> it is now called Bleeke House.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1198116|desc=Bleeke House|access-date=7 December 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> Marston Hill House, 1 mile north of the village, was built in 1884–5 for [[Frederick Bulley]], president of [[Magdalen College, Oxford]].<ref name="Orbach" /><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1284022|desc=Marston Hill House|access-date=7 December 2022|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> |
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The 19th century [[parish church]] is called St James's.<ref>[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/331044 St James's church, Marston Meysey] at geograph.org.uk</ref> |
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== Religious sites == |
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=== Early chapel === |
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A [[chapel of ease]] was built by the de Meysey family in the late 13th century, at first subordinate to [[Church of St Mary the Virgin, Meysey Hampton|St Mary's]], the parish church at [[Meysey Hampton]]. From 1329 the chapel functioned as a parish church, but by 1548 was no longer in use as the population was too small to maintain it. In 1648 the manor was bought by [[Robert Jenner (MP)|Robert Jenner]] (c.1584–1651), a North Wiltshire man who had prospered as a silver merchant in the City of London.<ref name="HoP">{{Cite web |last=Lancaster |first=Henry |title=JENNER, Robert (c.1584-1651), of Widhill, Wilts. and Foster Lane, London. |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/jenner-robert-1584-1651 |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=History of Parliament Online}}</ref> He paid for the derelict chapel to be rebuilt on its former site at Manor Farm, and for a few years it was again granted parish church status.<ref name="vch">{{Cite book |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol18/210-224 |title=A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 18 |date=2011 |publisher=University of London |editor-last=Bainbridge |editor-first=Virginia |series=[[Victoria County History]] |pages=210–224 |chapter=Historic Parishes – Marston Meysey |access-date=5 December 2022 |via=British History Online}}</ref> |
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In the 1730s the chapel was again restored, after spending some decades in ruins. In 1739 a [[curate]] was appointed, and in 1742 the chapel was rededicated to St James. There was no clergy house until 1864: instead the curates lived in adjacent villages and had duties at other churches.<ref name="vch" /> |
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=== Parish church === |
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[[File:St James' parish church, Marston Meysey - geograph.org.uk - 1570884.jpg|thumb|St James' Church]] |
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The chapel was again in disrepair by the 1870s. In 1869 the Rev. W. H. Rankin became [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[Church of St Mary the Virgin, Meysey Hampton|St Mary's]] in [[Meysey Hampton]] and [[vicar]] of Marston Meysey, and soon mounted a public appeal for funds for new buildings. Money collected, mainly within Marston Meysey, paid for a new church, a vicarage and a [[Church of England]] school. No trace remains of the chapel.<ref name="vch" /> |
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The church of St James was completed in 1876 on a site north-east of the old churchyard in the centre of the village, to designs of the London architect [[James Brooks (architect)|James Brooks]]. The simple rectangular building is in limestone rubble under a stone slate roof. It has no tower or bellcote; instead a bell hangs in an arched opening, high on the west gable.<ref name=":0">{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023152|desc=Church of St James, Marston Maisey|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> |
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Julian Orbach, updating [[Nikolaus Pevsner]]'s work, calls the church "One of Wiltshire's best Victorian churches, not for display but for sureness of simple detail" and praises the [[Rib vault|rib vaulting]] in the chancel.<ref name="Orbach">{{Cite book |last1=Orbach |first1=Julian |title=Wiltshire |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |last3=Cherry |first3=Bridget |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-300-25120-3 |series=The Buildings Of England |location=New Haven, US and London |pages=464–465 |oclc=1201298091 |author-link2=Nikolaus Pevsner |author-link3=Bridget Cherry}}</ref> The large stone font is octagonal, and the pulpit is a stone drum with bands of red sandstone. Colourful stained glass windows by [[George Baguley (glass artist)|George Baguley]] were installed in 1883–1894<ref name="Orbach" /> and are described as "good" by Historic England in the 1986 designation of the church as [[Listed building|Grade II* listed]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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The benefice was united with that of Meysey Hampton in 1924 (both parishes being in [[Diocese of Gloucester|Gloucester diocese]]),<ref>{{London Gazette |
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}}</ref> effective on the first vacancy, which occurred in 1937.<ref name="vch" /> Today the church is within the area of the South Cotswolds Team Ministry, alongside 21 other churches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St James, Marston Meysey |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/14341/more-information/ |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=A Church Near You |publisher=The Archbishops' Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South Cotswolds Team Ministry |url=http://www.stmaryschurchfairford.org.uk/teamministry.html |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=St Mary's Church, Fairford}}</ref> |
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== Waterways == |
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The [[River Thames]] forms most of the southern boundary of the parish, and a small tributary is the entire western boundary. |
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The [[Thames and Severn Canal]], completed in 1789 and abandoned between 1927 and 1941, crosses the parish south of the village. A three-storey circular [[lengthsman]]'s cottage survives at Round House Farm alongside a bridge, a short stretch of water and vestiges of a lock.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1198062|desc=Round House, Marston Maisey|access-date=23 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023150|desc=Marston Meysey Bridge|access-date=23 December 2015|fewer-links=yes}}</ref> |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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The first tier of local government is a [[parish meeting]] at which all electors may vote.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston Meysey Parish Meeting|publisher=Wiltshire Council|url=http://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/%28S%28wm5gga55b130f045qoanjja5%29%29/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=391&LS=1|access-date=23 December 2015}}</ref> Most significant local services are provided by [[Wiltshire Council|Wiltshire]] unitary council. At the parliamentary level, the parish is part of the [[North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Wiltshire]] [[county constituency]] and its current [[member of parliament]] is [[James Gray (British politician)|James Gray]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]). |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of places in Wiltshire]] |
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*[http://www.marston-meysey.info/ village web site], marston-meysey.info |
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*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/331047 The Manor, Marston Meysey], at geograph.org.uk |
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*[http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/smr/getsmr.php?id=16433 Wiltshire and Swindon Sites and Monument Record for Marston Meysey], at wiltshire.gov.uk |
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 12 October 2023
| Marston Meysey | |
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 Former post office, Marston Meysey | |
  Marston Meysey Location within Wiltshire | |
| Population | 207 (in 2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SU128972 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWINDON |
| Postcode district | SN6 |
| Dialling code | 01285 |
| Police | Wiltshire |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Marston Meysey, pronounced and sometimes also spelt Marston Maisey, is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, lying 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Cricklade on the county boundary with Gloucestershire. The parish includes the hamlet of Marston Hill. Marston Maisey is the spelling for the civil parish,[2] but not for the village on Ordnance Survey maps.
The village has a pub called the Old Spotted Cow,[3] and not far away is RAF Fairford.[4] The nearest major town is Swindon.
History[edit]
Marston Meysey was part of the hundreds of Highworth, Cricklade and Staple and of the diocese of Gloucester.[5]
17th-century houses in the village include the Manor House (1689, west of the church, with barn and granary);[6] The Grange (north),[7] and Grange Farmhouse (north, also with a barn).[8]
The population was 240 in 1831, but only 185 in 1951.[4]
A National School was built in 1874, around the same time as the new parish church. The building was extended in 1901–2 to make provision for up to 71 pupils, although attendance never exceeded 32; it is likely that only one teacher was employed.[9] The school was closed in 1924, as the number of children had fallen to eighteen, and since then the building has been used as a village hall. It is now a Grade II listed building[10] and is owned by the village.[11]
The former vicarage, over the road from the church, was built in 1863–4 to designs of J. P. St Aubyn;[12] it is now called Bleeke House.[13] Marston Hill House, 1 mile north of the village, was built in 1884–5 for Frederick Bulley, president of Magdalen College, Oxford.[12][14]
Religious sites[edit]
Early chapel[edit]
A chapel of ease was built by the de Meysey family in the late 13th century, at first subordinate to St Mary's, the parish church at Meysey Hampton. From 1329 the chapel functioned as a parish church, but by 1548 was no longer in use as the population was too small to maintain it. In 1648 the manor was bought by Robert Jenner (c.1584–1651), a North Wiltshire man who had prospered as a silver merchant in the City of London.[15] He paid for the derelict chapel to be rebuilt on its former site at Manor Farm, and for a few years it was again granted parish church status.[16]
In the 1730s the chapel was again restored, after spending some decades in ruins. In 1739 a curate was appointed, and in 1742 the chapel was rededicated to St James. There was no clergy house until 1864: instead the curates lived in adjacent villages and had duties at other churches.[16]
Parish church[edit]
The chapel was again in disrepair by the 1870s. In 1869 the Rev. W. H. Rankin became rector of St Mary's in Meysey Hampton and vicar of Marston Meysey, and soon mounted a public appeal for funds for new buildings. Money collected, mainly within Marston Meysey, paid for a new church, a vicarage and a Church of England school. No trace remains of the chapel.[16]
The church of St James was completed in 1876 on a site north-east of the old churchyard in the centre of the village, to designs of the London architect James Brooks. The simple rectangular building is in limestone rubble under a stone slate roof. It has no tower or bellcote; instead a bell hangs in an arched opening, high on the west gable.[17]
Julian Orbach, updating Nikolaus Pevsner's work, calls the church "One of Wiltshire's best Victorian churches, not for display but for sureness of simple detail" and praises the rib vaulting in the chancel.[12] The large stone font is octagonal, and the pulpit is a stone drum with bands of red sandstone. Colourful stained glass windows by George Baguley were installed in 1883–1894[12] and are described as "good" by Historic England in the 1986 designation of the church as Grade II* listed.[17]
The benefice was united with that of Meysey Hampton in 1924 (both parishes being in Gloucester diocese),[18] effective on the first vacancy, which occurred in 1937.[16] Today the church is within the area of the South Cotswolds Team Ministry, alongside 21 other churches.[19][20]
Waterways[edit]
The River Thames forms most of the southern boundary of the parish, and a small tributary is the entire western boundary.
The Thames and Severn Canal, completed in 1789 and abandoned between 1927 and 1941, crosses the parish south of the village. A three-storey circular lengthsman's cottage survives at Round House Farm alongside a bridge, a short stretch of water and vestiges of a lock.[21][22]
Governance[edit]
The first tier of local government is a parish meeting at which all electors may vote.[23] Most significant local services are provided by Wiltshire unitary council. At the parliamentary level, the parish is part of the North Wiltshire county constituency and its current member of parliament is James Gray (Conservative).
References[edit]
- ^ "Wiltshire Community History – Census". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
- ^ Pub's website, theoldspottedcow.co.uk
- ^ a b Marston Meysey at genuki.org.uk
- ^ John Gorton, A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland (1833), p. 773
- ^ Historic England. "Marston Meysey Manor House (1198100)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "The Grange (1198113)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Grange Farmhouse (1356050)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "National School, Marston Maisey". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Village Hall (former school), Marston Meysey (1390811)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Village Hall at marston-meysey.info
- ^ a b c d Orbach, Julian; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (2021). Wiltshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. pp. 464–465. ISBN 978-0-300-25120-3. OCLC 1201298091.
- ^ Historic England. "Bleeke House (1198116)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Marston Hill House (1284022)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Lancaster, Henry. "JENNER, Robert (c.1584-1651), of Widhill, Wilts. and Foster Lane, London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bainbridge, Virginia, ed. (2011). "Historic Parishes – Marston Meysey". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 18. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 210–224. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via British History Online.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St James, Marston Maisey (1023152)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "No. 32930". The London Gazette. 25 April 1924. p. 3339.
- ^ "St James, Marston Meysey". A Church Near You. The Archbishops' Council. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "South Cotswolds Team Ministry". St Mary's Church, Fairford. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Round House, Marston Maisey (1198062)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Marston Meysey Bridge (1023150)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Marston Meysey Parish Meeting". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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