Marlston
Coordinates: 51°26′34″N 1°14′09″W / 51.442913°N 1.235777°W
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 Marlston
Marlston shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU532718 |
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| Metropolitan borough | West Berkshire |
| Metropolitan county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THATCHAM |
| Postcode district | RG18 |
| Dialling code | 01635 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Berkshire |
Marlston is a hamlet in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Bucklebury.
The settlement lies south of the M4 motorway, and is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Thatcham.
The place-name 'Marlston' is first attested as 'Marteleston' in 1242, and means 'Martel's town or manor'. Galfridus Martel held the manor in 1242; 'Martel' is a French nickname meaning 'hammer', from the Old French 'martel' (modern French 'marteau').[1]
The area is the location of Brockhurst and Marlston House School, a large preparatory school.
Brockhurst and Marlston House School [edit]
Brockhurst (boys) and Marlston House (girls) are independent and boarding twin schools, sharing the same estate. In 2012 they had 323 pupils from the ages three to thirteen.[2]
Brockhurst was founded in 1884 as a boys’ boarding prep school at Church Stretton in Shropshire, then moved to Marlston in 1945 and became co-educational in 1995. The various facilities provided by the school include 21 acres of games fields, a sports hall, a swimming pool, tennis courts, arts and design studios, ICT suite and equestrian school. In addition, a château in Gascony, south-west France, where the pupils practice French.[3]
In 2009, the Country Life Magazine included Brockhurst and Marlston House School among the best countryside preparatory schools of Great Britain.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, pp. 315 and 241.
- ^ "Brockhurst and Marlston House School". The Royal Guardianship. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Catt, John (2011, 86th edition). Which school? A directory of more than 2000 British independent schools. p. 58.
- ^ Davies, Simon (16 April 2009). "The Best Countryside Schools". Country Life Magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links [edit]
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