The ruined, ivy-covered flint tower is all that remains of a deserted medieval church - a must for the modern-day follower of the Tour of Dr Syntax (Rowlandson).

One of her tormentors ended up gibbeted at Gubblecote Cross (1/2 m. E.), close to the moated site of a deserted medieval village."

However it is highly debatable whether this lynching actually happened in Long Marston and it is widely believed that it actually occurred in the village of Wilstone.

Marston Gate railway station to the north of the village was a stop on the Cheddington to Aylesbury branch line.

William Dean founded the business, starting with a pony and cart, collecting eggs in baskets from nearby farms and distributing these to local customers.

William's son, Don later joined the business where they established a purpose built 'egg packing station' in the middle of Long Marston.

The original school, built during the Victorian era, was bombed on 13 January 1941 most likely because the village is very near to Cheddington Airfield which was in use during the Second World War.

In 1936 the Long Marston Recreation Ground was bought from the Rothschild Family for £30, the money raised from local residents after the Parish Council declined the offer.

Due to transport links improving and more people owning cars, the number of services in Long Marston has slowly diminished.

The White Hart and the Rose and Crown shut many years ago, but the Boot was a recent loss and quite a severe one for village life as the local shop and Post Office had been relocated there.

The original church was abandoned in 1883 after it was deemed to be unsafe due to use of unseasoned oak in the roof and saturation of the foundations by water from lack of guttering.

The original Long Marston Parish Hall occupied a site further up Station Road toward the newly built church.