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 miles
- Poole 6.8 miles
- Weymouth 20.6 miles
- Salisbury 22.6 miles
- Christchurch 14.8 miles
- New Milton 18.3 miles
- Ferndown 7.5 miles
- Ferndown Town 7.5 miles
- Dorchester 17.2 miles
- Lymington 22.8 miles
- Lymington and Pennington 22.8 miles
- Ringwood 13.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Shapwick Parish 1.2 miles
- Beacon Hill Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 2.6 miles
- Lytchett Matravers & Upton Ward 2.7 miles
- Spetisbury Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Lytchett Matravers Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Pamphill Parish 3 miles
- Corfe Mullen Built-up area 3 miles
- Stone Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Stour & Allen Vale Ward 3.3 miles
- Winterborne Zelston Parish 3.4 miles
- Tarrant Keyneston Parish 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Sturminster Marshall
BH21 4FT, BH21 4BA, BH21 4BW, BH21 4BB, BH21 4BP, BH21 4EP, BH21 4DL, BH21 4BD, BH21 4BG … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 10.2 miles
- Southampton Airport 33 miles
- Hamworthy Railway Station 5.5 miles
- Holton Heath 6 miles
- Poole Bus Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Sturminster Marshall Ad
- Rose and Crown 4 2.7 miles
- 1777. At The Albion 3.8 miles
- The Charlton Inn 3.8 miles
- King's Head Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- True Lovers Knot, Tarrant Keyneston 3.2 miles
- Hotel Du Vin Poole 4 6.9 miles
- The Crown Hotel 3 5.7 miles
- The Bridge House 3 7.4 miles
- Premier Inn Poole North 3 5 miles
- RNLI College 6.7 miles
Schools in Sturminster Marshall
- Sturminster Marshall First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 2.8 miles
- Crichel House Estate 5.4 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 6.6 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 7.5 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 9.6 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 10 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 10.2 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- Studland Beach Beach 10.7 miles
- Dean Court Stadium 11.2 miles
- Purbeck Hills Hill 11.5 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 11.8 miles