Marstons Mills (also spelled Marston's Mills[1] ) is a village in the city of Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was founded by the Marston Family in 1648. They built grist mills along the Marstons Mills River, hence the name of the village. It is primarily residential and located on Route 28, and is rural in nature. Main roads also include Route 149, Wakeby Road, Old Post Road (partially unpaved) and Santuit-Newton Road. The zip code for Marstons Mills is 02648.
Main Street
Main Street Marstons Mills is mostly residential, with Liberty Hall and the Marstons Mills Public Library located on the road. Main Street is near the Herring Run, and a road over from Route 149. Several roads connect Route 149 to Main Street. It also has a Baptist church next to the Marstons Mills Elementary School and across from Liberty Hall.
Schools
Marstons Mills has two elementary schools, Marstons Mills Elementary and Marstons Mills East Horace Mann Charter Public School. Marstons Mills Elementary School houses students grades K-2. Marstons Mills students that attend that school attend neighboring Cotuit Elementary School for grades 3 and 4. From the mid-1990s until 2003, Barnstable Middle School @ Marstons Mills housed grades 6 through 8. After the closing of the town's fifth grade building, the Marstons Mills Middle School recombined with Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis in Hyannis, Barnstable. The building that housed BMS@MM was then converted to Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School(BHMCS), with students in grades 5 and 6. Students in grades 7 and 8 attend Barnstable Middle School (Formerly Barnstable Middle School at Hyannis).
Lakes
Marstons Mills has many notable lakes and ponds, including Hamblin's Pond, Mystic Lake, Middle Pond, Muddy Pond, Little Pond, Round Pond, Long Pond and Shubael Pond on Route 149. Marstons Mills has no salt-water beaches. Although Prince Cove is salt water access there isn't a public beach, only a town-owned Marina and boat ramp.
Recreation
Burgess Park (home to an 18 hole disc golf course) as well as the Herring Run provide leisure opportunities for adults and children of all ages. Also, the Long Pond Conservation has a scenic bike path (off of Newton Road). The only grass airport left on the Cape is called Cape Cod Airport which originally started in the 1920s and was a Massachusetts Air National Guard summer training site in the 1930s. There is also an 18 hole golf course called Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Golf Course, which is on the site of the old fairgrounds.
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Coordinates: 41°39′08″N 70°24′52″W / 41.65222°N 70.41444°W / 41.65222; -70.41444
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