Village and civil parish in England
Sturminster Marshall
Sturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in the east of Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole.
The parish includes the village of Almer to the west, and the hamlet of Henbury to the south-east, and had a population of 1,972 at the 2021 census. The village is twinned with the French commune of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy.
How locals move
Getting around Sturminster Marshall the local way
- Get inDaily ferry services from Poole Harbour run to Cherbourg in France as well as Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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