Sturminster Marshall is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, set on the banks of the River Stour. Its history is visible in the medieval parish church and in a name that reflects a minster by the Stour and the medieval Marshall family who once held the manor.
The surrounding landscape of river meadows and farmland makes it popular with walkers and naturalists, while the local economy is a mix of agriculture, small businesses and commuters heading to nearby towns such as Bournemouth, Poole and Wimborne. Community life centres on the pubs, village hall, primary school and occasional fêtes and events that keep the social scene lively.
Postcode districts covering Sturminster Marshall
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Poole 6.8 miles11 km
- Weymouth 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Salisbury 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Christchurch 14.8 miles23.8 km
- New Milton 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Ferndown 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ferndown Town 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Dorchester 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Lymington 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Lymington and Pennington 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Ringwood 13.3 miles21.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Shapwick Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Beacon Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lytchett Matravers & Upton Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Spetisbury Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lytchett Matravers Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Pamphill Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Corfe Mullen Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Stone Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Stour & Allen Vale Ward 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Winterborne Zelston Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Tarrant Keyneston Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Sturminster Marshall
BH21 4FT, BH21 4AZ, BH21 4DJ, BH21 4DE, BH21 4AS, BH21 4BD, BH21 4AT, BH21 4BG, BH21 4BN … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Southampton Airport 33 miles53.2 km
- Hamworthy Railway Station 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holton Heath 6 miles9.6 km
- Poole Bus Station 6.9 miles11.1 km
Hotels near Sturminster Marshall Ad
- 1777. at the Albion 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Rnli College 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Crown Hotel 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Priory Hotel 7.9 miles12.8 km
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Poole 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Bridge House 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Dorset Golf Hotel 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Horton Inn 2 6.9 miles11.2 km
Schools in Sturminster Marshall
- Sturminster Marshall First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Crichel House Estate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Poole Harbour Harbour 7.5 miles12 km
- Bindon Abbey Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 10 miles16 km
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Studland Beach Beach 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Dean Court Stadium 11.2 miles18 km
- Purbeck Hills Hill 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.8 miles18.9 km