Sturminster Marshall

Sturminster Marshall

infobox UK place

country = England
latitude=50.79774
longitude= -2.07799
official_name= Sturminster Marshall
map_type = Dorset
population = 1,895 (2001)
shire_district= East Dorset
shire_county = Dorset
region= South West England

constituency_westminster= North Dorset
post_town= WIMBORNE
postcode_district = BH21
postcode_area= BH
dial_code= 01258
os_grid_reference= SY946998

Sturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in east Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole. The parish has a population of 1,895 (as of the 2001 census) and includes the village of Almer (coord|50.78|N|2.12|W) west of Sturminster Marshall, near Winterborne Zelston. [cite web | url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=793932&c=Sturminster+Marshall&d=16&e=15&g=438444&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1214263264674&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sturminster Marshall CP (Parish) | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2008-06-23 ]

Sturminster Marshall has a playing field with a children's playground in one corner. Nearby is the Memorial Hall which offers many different events as well as weekly badminton, Guides, Brownies, Beavers and other societies. There is also an old school hall where the Cubs and Scouts meet regularly.

There are many walks around the village including the Stour Valley Way, which follows the Stour right from the source to the sea.

The church is on the edge of the village with Sunday morning worship at 9.30 am most Sundays. The church vicar is Dr A. Stewart-Sykes. The village has two pubs actually in the village, the Red Lion and the Churchill Arms with the Black Horse on the outskirts.

References

External links

* [http://www1.dorsetcc.gov.uk/LIVING/FACTS/Census2001.nsf/6cadf4da179fc19500256663004afece/f652036a291a5cb080256ec500353af0?OpenDocument Census data]


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