Margaret Marsh
Margaret Marsh is a hamlet and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton.Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 38 residents
- Description: hamlet in Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Margaret Marsh, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HM Prison Guys Marsh and St Thomas’s Church, East Orchard.
HM Prison Guys Marsh
Prison
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Guys Marsh is a Category C men's prison, located near Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. Guys Marsh is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.
St Thomas’s Church, East Orchard
Church
St Thomas's Church is a Grade II listed building in East Orchard, Dorset. The church dates from 1859. The Diocese of Salisbury discontinued services in 2018, and in 2023 planning permission as granted to turn the church into a residential property.
All Saints’ Church, Stour Row
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church is a former Church of England church in Stour Row, Dorset, England. The church, a Grade II listed building, was designed by John Hicks and built in 1867. The church formed part of the Stour Vale Benefice and was closed in 2015.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shaftesbury and West Orchard.
Shaftesbury
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shaftesbury is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, 20 miles west of Salisbury and 23 miles north-northeast of Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire.
West Orchard
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Orchard is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale in the Dorset administrative district, approximately halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton.
Fontmell Magna
Village
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontmell Magna is a village and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, close to the chalk hills of Cranborne Chase, on the A350 road five miles south of Shaftesbury and eight miles north of Blandford Forum. Fontmell Magna is situated 3 miles southeast of Margaret Marsh.
Margaret Marsh
- Categories: hamlet and civil parish
- Location: North Dorset District, Dorset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Margaret Marsh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Margaret Marsh”
- Chinese: “Margaret Marsh”
- Dutch: “Margaret Marsh”
- French: “Margaret Marsh”
- Irish: “Margaret Marsh”
- Ladin: “Margaret Marsh”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Margaret Marsh”
- Polish: “Margaret Marsh”
- Swedish: “Margaret Marsh”
- Turkish: “Margaret Marsh”
- “Margaret Marsh”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bleax Hill and Duncliffe Hill.
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