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 close to a small tributary stream of the River Stour. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 60.Parishes (M-Z), 1921-2001 Census Years, dorsetforyou.com In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 40. The parish church has a 15th-century tower and 13th-century font, but the rest of the building was rebuilt in 1873.North Dorset District Council, Official District Guide, Home Publishing Co. Ltd., c. 1983, p38 For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and West Orchard, to form a Group Parish Council.The Orchards and Margaret Marsh Group Parish Council, dorsetforyou.com
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