Marston
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.768, -1.238 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 52 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Marston is a mainly residential ward just east of Oxford city centre in Oxfordshire, characterised by a mix of Victorian terraces and mid-20th-century housing tucked beside the meadows and oxbow bends of the River Cherwell. Historically a separate village with a medieval parish church, St Nicholas, it was brought into the expanding city in the early 20th century; traces of its rural past survive in riverside green spaces and the network of cycle and footpaths that link to neighbouring suburbs such as New Marston and Summertown.
Today the area has a strong community feel with local shops, pubs, primary schools and community groups, while many residents work at nearby university departments, hospitals and small businesses in and around Oxford. Good bus and cycle connections make it popular with families and professionals, and the riverside setting supports leisure activities from walking and punting on the River Cherwell to seasonal village events that keep a sense of local identity.
Postcode districts covering Marston
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Oxford 1.1 miles1.7 km
- High Wycombe 23 miles37 km
- Aylesbury 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Banbury 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Bicester 9.9 miles16 km
- Didcot 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Witney 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Wantage 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Grove 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Marlow 23.9 miles38.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Old Marston Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Oxford Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Walton Manor Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Holywell Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Headington Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Summertown Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Elsfield Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Clement's Ward 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Churchill Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- St. Mary's Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Marston
OX3 0LG, OX3 0SD, OX3 0EY, OX3 0HG, OX3 0RW, OX3 0PY, OX3 0PL, OX3 0PZ, OX3 0LE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.9 miles61 km
- London Heathrow Airport 39.3 miles63.3 km
- Oxford Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Islip Railway Station 4 miles6.5 km
- Oxford Bus Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near Marston Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.2 miles2 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 1.1 miles1.7 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1 mile1.7 km
- The Store 5 1.3 miles2 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 1 mile1.6 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 2 miles3.3 km
Schools in Marston
- St Michael's C of E Primary School, Oxford City Primary
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 1 mile1.5 km
- University of Oxford University 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Magdalen College College 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.2 miles2 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.3 miles2 km
- Christ Church College College 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.9 miles12.7 km