Marston
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A common name, ‘farmstead in or by a marsh’, OE mersc + tūn; examples include: Marston Oxfordshire Mersttune (c.1069). Marston, Broad Worcestershire Merestvne (1086) (DB), Brademerston (1224). Affix is OE brād ‘broad’ referring to the shape of the village site. Marston, Long N. City & County of Yorks. Mersetone (1086) (DB). Marston, Long Warwickshire Merstuna (1043), Merestone (1086) (DB), Longa Merston (1285). Affix refers to the length of the village. Earlier often called Dry Marston or Marston Sicca (from Latin sicca ‘dry’). Marston Magna Somerset. Merstone (1086) (DB), Great Merston (1248). Affix is Latin magna ‘great’. Marston Meysey Wiltshire Merston (1199), Merston Meysi (1259). Manorial affix from the de Meysi family, here in the 13th cent. Marston Moretaine Bedfordshire Merestone (1086) (DB), Merston Morteyn (1383). Manorial affix from its early possession by the Morteyn family. Marston, Priors Warwickshire Merston (1236), Prioris Merston (1316). The manor was held by the Prior of Coventry in (1242). Marston Trussell Northamptonshire Mersitone (1086) (DB), Merston Trussel (1235). Manorial affix from the Trussel family, here in the 13th cent.
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Marston is a full-service engineering and consulting firm that provides services to mining companies, utilities and governmental agencies.
History
The company was formed by in 1977 by Don Marston, a consultant in the Canadian and American coal industries and his older brother William Thomas Marston who later left the company. The company was first formed in St. Louis. At this date Richard Marston now runs Marston & Marston and the company's main activity is in coal, oil sands, industrial minerals, gold, electric power generation, geologic services, software and finance.
In 1982 Marston purchased a supercomputer and a suite of attendant geology and mining software.
Operations
Marston's main offices are located in:
- St Louis, Missouri, USA
- Denver, Colorado, USA Marston's science office
- San Antonio, Texas, USA Marston Environmental
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
The company comprises
- Marston & Marston
- Marston Environmental in San Antonio
- Marston Canada oil sands
- Marston International serving Australia, Indonesia and Southeast Asia in general
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Oxford Dictionary of British Place Names
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