The ancient parish was large, including rural areas north and west of the town.

Marlow's status as a regional commercial centre was present even before the first bridge in this area was built in the 13th century due to the settlement acting as an inland port.

[7] A 14th century hall, known as 'The Old Parsonage' built in Marlow on St Peters Street is currently the oldest inhabited building in Buckinghamshire.

It was a prototype for and is twinned with[10] the much larger Széchenyi Chain Bridge across the River Danube in Budapest.

The present building was constructed in the Victorian Era, as the spire of the previous Norman church collapsed in 1831.

Marlow is served by a railway station which is the terminus of a single-track branch line from Maidenhead.

The train service is known as the Marlow Donkey, which was the nickname given to the steam locomotives that once operated on the line.

Bus services are provided by Arriva Shires & Essex to neighbouring towns, including High Wycombe, Henley-on-Thames and Reading.

They worked under the banner "Independents for Marlow"[25] and were inspired by similar actions in Frome, High Wycombe,[26] and other places, part of the "flatpack democracy" movement.

The Olympic lightweight men's double-sculls gold medallist at Beijing 2008, Zac Purchase, is a former member of Marlow Rowing Club.

Marlow F.C are the only football club in England to have applied for entry into the FA Cup every season since its inception in 1871.

Ottaway was selected to lead the England team travelling to Partick to meet Scotland on 30 November 1872 in what is now recognised as the first international match to be played.

plays in Tier 11 Thames Valley Premier League Division Three and finished 2nd of 14 in the 2016/17 season.

Marlow Cricket Club has three Saturday teams and plays in the Thames Valley League.

The Sports Club caters to field hockey, tennis, running, cycling, junior football.

It has four floodlit all-weather courts and fields men's, women's and mixed teams in Bucks, Berks and Farnham Common leagues.

Marlow still hosts its Original River Regatta which takes place annually in June.