| Stow Maries | |
|---|---|
 Village Sign | |
  Stow Maries Location within Essex | |
| Population | 214 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TQ833995 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode district | CM3 |
| Dialling code | 01245 & 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Stow Maries is a village and civil parish in the English county of Essex. It is located on the western (inland) end of the Dengie peninsula and forms part of the Purleigh ward in the Maldon district.[2]
The place-name 'Stow Maries' is first attested in the Feet of Fines for 1230, where it appears as Stowe. In a Feudal aid of 1420 it appears as Stowe Mareys. The name means 'place belonging to the Marisc family'. (Robert de Marisc held the manor in 1250. The name comes from Marais in France, meaning 'marsh' – the words are cognate.)[3]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Maldon District Council web site". Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, pp. 448 and 247.