Marston Green

Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 1°44′24″W / 52.465°N 1.740°W / 52.465; -1.740

Marston Green
Marston Green  Marston Green shown within the West Midlands
Population	5,000 (2001)
Parish	Bickenhill
Metropolitan borough	Solihull
Metropolitan county	West Midlands
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Birmingham
Postcode district	B37
Dialling code	0121
Police	West Midlands
Fire	West Midlands
Ambulance	West Midlands
EU Parliament	West Midlands
UK Parliament	Meriden
List of places: UK • England • West Midlands

The Marston Green Tavern, prior to a recent refurbishment

Marston Green is a village of around 5000 residents in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, approximately 7 miles from Birmingham.

The village is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. Marston Green railway station lies on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line railway and is served by London Midland local trains to Birmingham and Coventry, and a small number of semi fast services to Northampton and London Euston. Notable features of the area include a number of shops, the Marston Green Tavern, St Leonards Church and Marston Green Infant and Junior schools.

History

Marston Green began as a small village surrounded by agricultural land in the estate of Coleshill^{[citation needed]} at this time, the village was known as Merstone^{[citation needed]} The village grew into a leafy suburb in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, due to the construction of many detached and semi-detached homes in the 1930s, which were typical of many suburban homes in the area. The growth of homes here was encouraged by the presence of a rail station. Following the expansion of the nearby Birmingham International Airport, the construction of the National Exhibition Centre and the local housing estate of Chelmsley Wood, Marston Green has grown largely into a commuter village with many of its residents working in Solihull and Birmingham.

There was a Canadian airforce base in Marston Green during the Second World War.[1] Afterwards, the buildings were used as a maternity hospital and then a psychiatric hospital. They were demolished in the 1990s.

The village is part of the civil parish of Bickenhill.

Famous people

Professional footballer, Terry Cooke who has played for Manchester United and Manchester City was born in the village on August 5, 1976.

Stewart Talbot, professional Footballer who has played for Port Vale and Brentford amongst others. Frankie Bunn who played for Luton, Hull City and Oldham and holds the record for the most goals scored in one game, in the Littlewoods/league Cup, in 1989 when against scarborough he scored 6 of 7.

External links

• Map sources for Marston Green
• 1891 Ordnance Survey map of Marston Green

Coordinates: 52°27′59″N 1°44′43″W / 52.46627°N 1.74531°W / 52.46627; -1.74531

• Marston Green & District Lions Club serving Marston Green and Chelmsley Wood since 1977