Sturminster Marshall

Sturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in east Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole. The parish has a population of 1,895 (as of the 2001 census),^[1] and includes the village of Almer () west of Sturminster Marshall, near Winterborne Zelston and the hamlet of Henbury to the south-east of the village.

Sturminster Marshall has a playing field with a children's playground in one corner. Nearby is the Memorial Hall which offers many different events as well as weekly badminton, Guides, Brownies, Beavers and other societies. There is also an old school hall where the Cubs and Scouts meet regularly.

There are many walks around the village including the Stour Valley Way, which follows the Stour right from the source to the sea.

The church is on the edge of the village with Sunday morning worship at 9.30 on most Sundays. The church vicar is Dr A. Stewart-Sykes.

The village has two pubs actually in the village, the Red Lion and the Churchill Arms with the Black Horse on the outskirts.

The village is twinned with the French commune Sainte-Mère-Église

Local football

The village has a thriving football club. There are two senior sides,the first team play in the Dorset Premier League. There are several youth teams, ranging in ages from the Under-6 "mini-kickers" to Under-16. All sides compete in the Dorset Youth leagues.The under 16 side are currently playing in the highest division (division 1) with all other youth sides progressing through the lower leagues. Sturminster Marshall youth football is commonly referred to as SMYFC and play at Sturminster Marshall sports fields on Sunday mornings and afternoons.

References

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sturminster_Marshall Sturminster Marshall] at Wikimedia Commons

• Census data

{YOUTH FOOTBALL} {http://www.smyfc.co.uk/}