Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, England which is located on Church Street. Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated nearby to the archaeological site Walnut tree field, as well as near the recreation area Bartons Ground.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Saint Mary The Virgin” and “St Mary’s Church, Sturminster Marshall”
- Address: Church Street, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne, BH21 4BU
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philae obelisk and Kingston Lacy.
Philae obelisk
Obelisk
Photo: Eugene Birchall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes in 1815, who had it brought to Kingston Lacy in Dorset, England, where it still stands today. Philae obelisk is situated 1½ miles east of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Kingston Lacy
Manor estate
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kingston Lacy is a country house and estate near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It was for many years the family seat of the Bankes family who lived nearby at Corfe Castle until its destruction in the English Civil War after its incumbent owners, Sir John Bankes and Dame Mary, had remained loyal to Charles I. Kingston Lacy is situated 2 miles east of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Badbury Rings
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England. It was in the territory of the Durotriges. In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west. Badbury Rings is situated 2 miles northeast of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almer and Spetisbury.
Almer
Hamlet
Photo: Brendan and Ruth McCartney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. Almer is situated 2½ miles west of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Spetisbury
Village
Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spetisbury is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour and the A350, four miles southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, the village had 30 households. Spetisbury is situated 2½ miles northwest of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster. Ashington is situated 3½ miles east of Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sturminster Marshall, East Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80313° or 50° 48′ 11″ northLongitude
-2.07062° or 2° 4′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2VRW3H+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 290560976OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17537948
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