In the top row of pictures:

• View towards the church from farmland east of the village (picture)
• The River Stour, passes close to the church and eastern end of the village (picture)
• Approaching Sturminster Marshall from across White Mill Bridge (picture)
• In the heart of the village, early morning (picture)
• The village Maypole. It is reputed that in 1100 the then Lord of the Manor – the Earl of Pembroke – granted permission for a fair to be held on this site, and it is then also when probably the first maypole was erected. The weather vane depicts a water rat – the village emblem (picture)

In the bottom row of pictures:

• Church of St Mary, originally built in the 12th century, largely re-built in the 15th, tower re-built in the 19th century (picture)
• Holly Cottage, mid-18th century cottage, typical of several in the heart of the village (picture)
• On the village green (picture)
• Johnny's and Joe's cottages – standing opposite the present day school (picture)
• Churchill Close – mid-20th century expansion of the village (picture)

Other sites on the web

The Dorset Page:   Sturminster Marshall – local information and links to further resources on the web

Maps of the area on streetmap.co.uk:   1:50,000 – detail, 1:250,000 – locality and route to get there

The pictures of Sturminster Marshall in this gallery were captured at high resolution.
This is images of dorset stock photography gallery 028
All photographs copyright © 1998–2003 John Allen