Editing Marston, Cheshire

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cheshire,  England}}
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| official_name                     = Marston
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| population                        = 538
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| unitary_england                   = [[Cheshire West and Chester]]
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'''Marston''' is a village and [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] within the unitary authority of [[Cheshire West and Chester]], in [[Cheshire]], [[North West England]]. It is sited beside the [[River Weaver]], close to [[Anderton, Cheshire|Anderton]] and the [[Anderton Boat Lift]]. The nearest major settlement is [[Manchester]], which lies {{convert|15|mi}} to the north-east. It is the site of the [[Lion Salt Works]], which is now an industrial museum.

==Landscape==
Marston lies west of the Peak District on the Cheshire Plain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arc GIS Online: Topographic map|url=http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1|publisher=Esri|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref> Superficial Alluvium deposits on the West side of Marston has produced higher, fluctuating topography in this area as well as [[glaciofluvial deposits]] on the South side producing a ridge by Wincham Brook.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geology of Britain Viewer|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/viewer.html|publisher=British Geological Survey|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arc GIS Online|url=http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1|publisher=esri|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref> The surrounding flat areas are composed of Devensian Till.<ref>{{cite web|title=Geology of Britain viewer|url=http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/viewer.html|publisher=British Geological Survey|access-date=6 March 2013}}</ref>

==History==
One of Marston's defining features is its old salt mine. First worked on since around 1777, the mine covers an excavated area of 85 acres.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston, Cheshire|url=http://ukga.org/england/Cheshire/towns/Marston.html|publisher=UK Genealogy Archives|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>

In 1884:

:"one salt mine, the most noticeable, was visited by the Emperor Nicholas of Russia<ref>{{cite book|last=Bartholomew|first=John|title=Gazetteer of the British Isles|year=1887|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=1924680&word=NULL|access-date=4 February 2013}}</ref>{{page needed|date=November 2017}}".

Since then the mine has been illuminated with over 10,000 lights, used for banquets and visited by distinguished members of the British Association in 1854. The new lighting and visit by the British Association attracted almost 1,000 individuals to the mine in one day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston, Cheshire|url=http://ukga.org/england/Cheshire/towns/Marston.html|publisher=UK Genealogy Archives|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>

In 1874 the Church of St Paul was erected. Designed by Mr. Douglas, architect of Chester, in the Early English style, it consists of an organ chamber on the south side, nave, north aisle with porch and a low spire and turret containing one bell.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston Genealogy and History|url=http://forebears.co.uk/england/cheshire/great-budworth/marston|work=Kelly's Directory of Cheshire|publisher=Forebears|access-date=1 May 2013}}</ref>

==Population, institutional and occupational history==
Historically Marston was a Township in the Great Budworth Parish (Bucklow Hundred, SJ 6776) and became a Civil Parish in 1866.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/marston.html|publisher=GEN UKI|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> Between 1837 and 2009 Marston had been part of 5 Registration districts- Northwhich (1837–1974), Vale Royal (1974–1998), Cheshire Central (1998–2007), Cheshire (2007–2009) and Cheshire West and Chester (2009+).<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/marston.html|publisher=UK GENI|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> In 1889 Marston's area was reduced by 272 acres due to a boundary change- Wincham, east of Marston, gained this area which included 18 individuals as well as Jackson's and Barber's Farm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marston|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/marston.html|publisher=GEN UKI. UK and Ireland Genealogy|access-date=22 March 2013}}</ref>
Marston had a population of 538 according to the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126366&c=marston&d=16&e=62&g=6409030&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1455787812469&enc=1|title=Marston (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key statistics|work=neighbourhood Statistics|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Vr marston.png|270px|thumb|right|Map of civil parish of Marston within the former borough of Vale Royal]]
[[File:Marston population time series 1881-2011.jpg|450px|thumbnail|centre|Population of Marston, 1881–2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=A Vision of Britain Through Time|title=Marston historical statistics|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10114706&c_id=10001043&add=N|access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref>]]

In 1881 the primary occupation (making up 12.4% of the total population) was "Worker in Mineral Substances". This large section of employment would have been due to Marstons extensive salt mine. At this time period workers in this industry where all male- 23% of males worked in this industry in 1881.
[[File:Marston occupational data 1881.jpg|500px|thumbnail|centre|Graph to show individuals occupation by male and female in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|title=Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_ORDER1881&u_id=10114706&c_id=10001043&add=Y|publisher=A Vision of Britain through time|access-date=10 March 2013}}</ref>]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Cheshire}}
*[[Listed buildings in Marston, Cheshire]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Villages in Cheshire]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Cheshire]]