[1] Situated at the eastern fringe of the West Midlands conurbation, the village is adjacent to Birmingham 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 West Midlands Trains local services to Birmingham and Coventry, and a small number of semi-fast services to Northampton and London Euston.

Miles Hunt, lead singer of The Wonder Stuff, lived in Marston Green with his parents and brother in the 1970s and 1980s.

Frankie Bunn who played for Luton, Hull City and Oldham and holds the record for the most goals scored in one game.

David Willey, "Mad Scientist" on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, was born in the village police station, where his father was the policeman, on 4 November 1947.