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 miles
- Oxford 1.1 miles
- High Wycombe 23 miles
- Aylesbury 18.6 miles
- Banbury 20.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.7 miles
- Bicester 9.9 miles
- Didcot 10.9 miles
- Witney 11.1 miles
- Wantage 14.6 miles
- Grove 13.6 miles
- Marlow 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Old Marston Parish 0.3 miles
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 0.7 miles
- Oxford Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Walton Manor Ward 1.1 miles
- Holywell Ward 1.1 miles
- Headington Ward 1.1 miles
- Summertown Ward 1.2 miles
- Carfax & Jericho Ward 1.3 miles
- Elsfield Parish 1.3 miles
- St. Clement's Ward 1.3 miles
- Churchill Ward 1.6 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Marston
OX3 0RR, OX3 0LF, OX3 0JU, OX3 0SB, OX3 0RG, OX3 0EU, OX3 0QA, OX3 0EW, OX3 0DQ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.9 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 39.3 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Islip Railway Station 4 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Marston Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.2 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 1.1 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Store 5 1.3 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.5 miles
- Rhodes House, Oxford 1 mile
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.9 miles
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 0.9 miles
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 1.3 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 2 miles
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 mile
- University of Oxford University 1.1 miles
- Magdalen College College 1.1 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.2 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.2 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.2 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.3 miles
- Christ Church College College 1.4 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.6 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.5 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 7.9 miles