Sturminster Marshall

Sturminster Marshall
Sturminster Marshall
Shire county
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIMBORNE
Postcode district	BH21
Dialling code	01258
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset;
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′50″N 2°04′29″W / 50.7973°N 2.0747°W

Sturminster Marshall is a village and

electoral ward is called 'Stour'. From Sturminster Marshall the ward goes east to Pamphill, with a total population of 2,582.^[2]

King Alfred the Great, in his will of 899, a copy of which can be seen at the British Library, left the village to his youngest son Æthelweard

(c.880-922).

Sturminster Marshall has a 13th century church, St. Mary's. Its predecessor contributed to the village's name; 'Sturminster' meaning "church on the River Stour". The second part of the name came from William Marshall.^[3] Until 1857, St. Hubert's Church in Corfe Mullen acted as a chapel of ease to Sturminster Marshall.^[4] St. Mary's pre-reformation chalice, dating to 1536, has survived although the stem has been replaced.^[5] It is on loan to Dorset Museum.^[6]

Village amenities

Sturminster Marshall has a playing field with a children's playground in one corner. Nearby is the Memorial Hall which offers a meeting-space for many village societies. There is also an old school hall which is also used as a meeting-space.

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

The village has two pubs: the Red Lion within the village and the Golden Fox on the outskirts.

The village has a cricket club with a side in Dorset division 3. There is also a football club with a senior side and several junior teams.

References

^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sturminster Marshall CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
^ "Stour Ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
^ Welcome to the Bridge Benefice at bridgebeneficedorset.org. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ St Huberts History at parishofcorfemullen.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1970. pp. 283–290.
^ The Sturminster Marshall chalice (Museum label). Dorset Museum first floor: Dorset Museum. 2023.

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[1] "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Sturminster Marshall CP (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 June 2008.

[2] "Stour Ward 2011". Retrieved 1 March 2015.

[3] Welcome to the Bridge Benefice at bridgebeneficedorset.org. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[4] St Huberts History at parishofcorfemullen.com. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[inventory283-5] An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1970. pp. 283–290.

[6] The Sturminster Marshall chalice (Museum label). Dorset Museum first floor: Dorset Museum. 2023.

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