Built-up area in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.066, -0.55 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 99 41 |
| Population: | 3,850 |
| Dialling code: | 01234 (Bedford) |
Marston Moretaine is a large village in Central Bedfordshire, England, lying on the A421 corridor between Bedford and Milton Keynes. Often spelt Marston Moreteyne, it feels like a semi-rural commuter community with a mix of housing, small shops, a primary school and local sports clubs, and sits close to the clayland of the Marston Vale and its regeneration projects and country-park green spaces.
Historically the name reflects a medieval manorial family and the parish retains a medieval church and village-core character, even as many residents commute to nearby towns. The area’s former brick-making industry and ongoing landscape restoration give it an interesting industrial-to-rural story, and village halls, fetes and clubs keep a strong local community life.
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