Margaret Marsh Explained

Official Name:Margaret Marsh
Static Image Name:St Margaret's Church, Margaret Marsh - geograph.org.uk - 335894.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Margaret's Church, Margaret Marsh
Coordinates:50.9674°N -2.2521°W
Map Type:Dorset
Population:40
Population Ref:(2013 est.)
Os Grid Reference:ST823185
Civil Parish:Margaret Marsh
Unitary England:Dorset
Lieutenancy England:Dorset
Region:South West England
Country:England
Post Town:SHAFTESBURY
Postcode Area:SP
Postcode District:SP7
Dial Code:01747
Constituency Westminster:North Dorset

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ralph Wightman. Ralph Wightman. Portrait of Dorset. Robert Hale Ltd. 1983. 139. 0 7090 0844 9.
  2. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/345043 Parishes (M-Z), 1921-2001 Census Years
  3. Web site: Parish Population Data . Dorset County Council . 20 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151121135528/https://www.dorsetforyou.com/344882 . 21 November 2015 . 1 February 2015.
  4. North Dorset District Council, Official District Guide, Home Publishing Co. Ltd., c. 1983, p38
  5. http://www.dorsetforyou.com/eastorchard-pc The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council