Named in 1870 after Sir Marmaduke Darrell (1559-1631) who married Ann Clappham in St Giles church in 1621. Sir Marmaduke of Buckinghamshire was knighted at Whitehall in 1603. He was Surveyor of Marine Victuals for the King’s Navy.
Named in 1870 after Sir Marmaduke Darrell (1559-1631) who married Ann Clappham in St Giles church in 1621. Sir Marmaduke of Buckinghamshire was knighted at Whitehall in 1603. He was Surveyor of Marine Victuals for the King’s Navy.