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Sturminster Marshall
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English
Etymology
Sturminster means a "church on the River Stour", recorded as Sture minster in the 9th century, Sturminstre in 1086 (DB), Sturministre Marescal in 1268, with manorial affix from the Mareschal family. Minster is from ang mynster.
Proper noun
en village/and/cpar in east co/Dorset cc/England OS grid ref SY9499.
Related terms
en Charlton Marshall
en Sturminster Newton
References
Parish map