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Writing & Arts
May Marsden
1876–1968(1876-1968) artist and educationist
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Photo: anne newcombe · CC BY-SA 2.0Famous people · Churchstoke, Powys
May Marsden is the only name on the Churchstoke list
In 1876, the artist and educationist May Marsden was born. Their birth falls in the Victorian era. An article about them exists in one language. For more famous names, Newtown is 11 mi away: its list has 20, led by Robert Owen.
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May Marsden
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1876
May Marsden
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Newtown has the most on record: 20.
Questions about famous people from Churchstoke
Who is the most famous person from Churchstoke?
May Marsden ((1876-1968) artist and educationist) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 1 languages.
How many famous people were born in Churchstoke?
1 people born in Churchstoke have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace.
What is Churchstoke known for?
Among its famous people, writers and artists: 1 of the 1. That is 100% of the town’s list, against 12% across UK towns.
Who counts as from Churchstoke?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Churchstoke’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Robert Owen: William Henry Brooke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Jones: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thynne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Howard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Crump: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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