MARGARET MARSH

St Margaret

Margaret Marsh Church

Margaret Marsh Church

This is a small hamlet in Blackmore Vale country.  The name probably derives from one of the Margarets who were 14c abbesses at nearby Shaftesbury, and 'Marsh' simply refers to the soggy land.  The church is almost entirely from the 1872-3 restoration by Crickmay, although the pleasing tower, with Somerset tracery on the bell-openings, is from the 15c.

The church is locked.