Charlton Marshall is a small village and civil parish in Dorset, England, sitting on the floodplain of the River Stour a short drive from the Georgian market town of Blandford Forum. Surrounded by rolling farmland and the chalk landscape of Cranborne Chase, it combines riverside meadows, historic houses and a cluster of cottages that reflect its long rural past.
Life in Charlton Marshall remains rooted in agriculture and local community life, with a village hall, parish activities and groups while many residents commute to nearby towns for work. Walking, fishing and cycling along the River Stour are popular, and the village is prized for its peaceful character and pockets of listed buildings that underline its historic interest.
Postcode districts covering Charlton Marshall
Most populated places nearby
- Bournemouth 14.1 miles
- Poole 10.8 miles
- Weymouth 20.1 miles
- Yeovil 23.1 miles
- Salisbury 22.2 miles
- Christchurch 18.5 miles
- New Milton 21.7 miles
- Ferndown 10.8 miles
- Ferndown Town 10.9 miles
- Dorchester 15.7 miles
- Ringwood 15.8 miles
- Verwood 12.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Spetisbury Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Tarrant Keyneston Parish 1.4 miles
- Blandford St. Mary Parish 1.4 miles
- Tarrant Crawford Parish 1.5 miles
- Blandford Forum Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Langton Long Blandford Parish 1.7 miles
- Blandford Ward 2.2 miles
- Winterborne North Ward 2.2 miles
- Bryanston Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tarrant Rawston Parish 2.6 miles
- Tarrant Rushton Parish 2.8 miles
- Pimperne Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Charlton Marshall
DT11 9PG, DT11 9NS, DT11 9QR, DT11 9NQ, DT11 9QQ, DT11 9PB, DT11 9FH, DT11 9NT, DT11 9NL … See all
Transport links
- Bournemouth Airport 13.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 35.2 miles
- Holton Heath 9.1 miles
- Hamworthy Railway Station 9.4 miles
Hotels near Charlton Marshall Ad
- Crown Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- The Talbot 2 6.7 miles
- 1777. at the Albion 7.2 miles
- The Museum Inn 4 7.8 miles
- The Lion Hotel - Pub & Restaurant 7.1 miles
- Plumber Manor 4 9.3 miles
- Horton Inn 2 7.7 miles
- King's Head Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Tarrant Abbey Historic site 1.5 miles
- Crichel House Estate 5.9 miles
- Holy Cross Abbey (Stapehill, Dorset, England) Historic site 9.8 miles
- Cranborne Chase Forest 9.9 miles
- Bindon Abbey Estate 10.8 miles
- Bindon Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles
- Poole Harbour Harbour 11.3 miles
- Western Downs Hill 12.9 miles
- Wardour Castle Estate 13.7 miles
- Bournemouth Aviation Museum Museum 13.8 miles
- Purbeck Hills Hill 14.1 miles
- Bournemouth International Centre Theatre 14.2 miles