marlstone

[ mahrl-stohn ]

/ ˈmɑrlˌstoʊn /

an indurated marl.

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Also called marl·ite

[mahr-lahyt] /ˈmɑr laɪt/.

First recorded in 1830–40; marl¹ + stone

I returned to Marlstone, and faced your friend the detective with such nerve as I had left.
The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Dr Stock, of Marlstone, was at once sent for, and will conduct the post-mortem examination.
Trent's Last Case|E.C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley
There is one thin limestone band in the Marlstone composed entirely of the shells of Ammonites planicostatus.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
You will perhaps remember that we met, under unhappy circumstances, in June of last year at Marlstone.
The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew Bentley

It is a question of the distance between Marlstone and Southampton.
The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew Bentley