Margaret Marsh

Hamlet in Dorset, England

Human settlement in England
  • Margaret Marsh
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  • Dorset
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  • Dorset
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  • South West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSHAFTESBURYPostcode districtSP7Dialling code01747PoliceDorsetFireDorset and WiltshireAmbulanceSouth Western UK Parliament
  • North Dorset
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50°58′03″N 2°15′08″W / 50.9674°N 2.2521°W / 50.9674; -2.2521

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. It is sited on Kimmeridge Clay[1] close to a small tributary stream of the River Stour. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 60.[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 40.[3] The parish church has a 15th-century tower and 13th-century font, but the rest of the building was rebuilt in 1873.[4] For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and West Orchard, to form a Group Parish Council.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ralph Wightman (1983). Portrait of Dorset. Robert Hale Ltd. p. 139. ISBN 0 7090 0844 9.
  2. ^ Parishes (M-Z), 1921-2001 Census Years, dorsetforyou.com
  3. ^ "Parish Population Data". Dorset County Council. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ North Dorset District Council, Official District Guide, Home Publishing Co. Ltd., c. 1983, p38
  5. ^ The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council, dorsetforyou.com

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Towns, villages and hamlets in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England


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