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Marlston
Marlston
Village
	Parish church of St Mary, Marlston
	Marlston Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU532718
Civil parish	Bucklebury;
Unitary authority	West Berkshire;
Ceremonial 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
UK Parliament	Newbury;
	List of places UK England Berkshire 51°26′34″N 1°14′09″W / 51.442913°N 1.235777°W

Marlston is a village in the English ceremonial county of Berkshire. For administrative purposes, it lies within the civil parish of Bucklebury and the unitary authority of West Berkshire.

Etymology

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]

Geography

The settlement lies south of the M4 motorway, and is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Thatcham. It is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the River Pang on a minor road, midway between Hermitage and Bucklebury.

History

The parish church of St Mary dates back to the 12th century, the north door is dated to circa 1170. The church was restored in 1855 by William Butterfield. It is a Grade II* listed building.^[2]

Marlston House was built between 1895 and 1899 in the Elizabethan style, replacing an Elizabethan era house on the same site. It was built for George Palmer, who was one of the founders of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory, mayor of the nearby town of Reading, and Member of Parliament for Reading. After George Palmer died in 1897, the house was occupied by his son, George William Palmer, who was also mayor of, and Member of Parliament for, Reading. Since 1945, it is the home of the Brockhurst and Marlston House School.^[3] The building is Grade II* listed.^[4]