St. Mary Mead St. Mary Mead St. Mary Mead was the fictional village created by popular crime fiction author Dame Agatha Christie. The quaint, sleepy village was home to the renowned detective spinster Miss Marple. However, Christie first described a village of that name prior to Marple's introduction, in the 1928 Hercule Poirot novel "The Mystery of the Blue Train". In that novel, St. Mary Mead is home to the book's protagonist Katherine Grey. The village was first mentioned in a Miss Marple book in 1930, when it was the setting for the first Marple novel, "The Murder at the Vicarage". Miss Marple's
Marple Newtown School District must meet the same eligibility rules as the students enrolled in the district's schools. In 2009, Marple Newtown School District implemented an activity fee. The activity fee is a required payment for students who wish to participate in extracurricular activities, including band, choir, and sports. The fee is currently $75 per student enrolled in activities, with a maximum total payment of $150 per family. Marple Newtown School District Marple Newtown School District (MNSD) is a public school district which serves Newtown Township and Marple Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Marple Newtown School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal