St. Mary Mead

St. Mary Mead is the fictional village where Jane Marple lives. Through the years and novels, the town is shown to have dramatic growth and change. The town is about 25 miles south of London and about 12 miles from the coast. As seen on the map, the town is just 2 miles west of Much Benham. St. Mary Mead resides in the county of Radfordshire where Colonel Melchett is the Chief Constable.

Each of the inhabitants of St. Mary Mead has taught Miss Marple something valuable. She knows them well and many of the village are counted as her friends. Below is a list of some of the citizens of the small village.

• Miss Hartnell
• Miss Wetherby
• Colonel and Dolly Bantry
• Doctor Haydock
• Vicar Leonard and Griselda Clement
• Mrs. Price Ridley
• Mrs. Lestrange
• Lawrence Redding
• Colonel and Anne Protheroe
• Farmer Giles
• Basil Blake
• Heather Badcock
• Cherry Baker
• Marina Gregg
• Skinner sisters

For an interactive map of St. Mary Mead (to learn of some of its inhabitants), please click image below or click here.