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Road through Charlton Marshall Passing by the Charlton Inn, driving south to north.
Charlton Marshall: postbox № DT11 29 The postbox is emptied finally at 11 o'clock each morning except Sunday. In the background, the speed limit sign has clocked an approaching motorist exceeding 30pmh, activating the illuminated warning.
The Charlton Inn,  Charlton Marshall
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Charlton Marshall

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About Charlton Marshall

Charlton Marshall works well as a base: 10 minutes from Pimperne, 25km from Lulworth Cove.

Charlton Marshall is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,026, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Charlton Marshall sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Charlton Marshall to your route.

About Charlton Marshall

Charlton Marshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the Dorset administrative district, on the A350 road 2 miles (3 kilometres) south of the market town of Blandford Forum. It is sited on a river terrace above the floodplain of the River Stour, with most of the land in the

Read more parish stretching south-west over chalk hills. In the 2011 census the number of dwellings recorded within the parish was 513 and the population was 1,156. Within the parish boundary is evidence of the sites of Anglo-Saxon burial mounds, and human habitation in the parish can be dated back at least a thousand years. Next to the river were three earlier settlements, which influenced the elongated layout of the current village. The parish church was rebuilt in 1713 and restored in 1895, although the tower dates from the 15th century. Charlton Marshall Halt railway station was once a halt on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Within the last half century Charlton Marshall has grown considerably, and there are now more than five times as many homes in the village as there were in the middle of the 19th century. A proposal to jointly bypass Charlton Marshall and neighbouring Spetisbury has never been realised.

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Charlton Marshall is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8359 latitude, -2.1423 longitude.

What is the population of Charlton Marshall?

Charlton Marshall has a population of approximately 1,026 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.

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Quick Information

Population
1,026
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
50.8359, -2.1423

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Charlton Marshall

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

photogenic

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Steep cobbled street lined with thatched cottages, plunging past the buttressed walls of Shaftesbury Abbey with views over Blackmore Vale. Made famous by Ridley Scott's 1973 Hovis bread advert.

19 km · about 20 min drive

beach

Bournemouth Beach

A seven-mile stretch of golden sand along the Dorset coast, one of England's most popular seaside destinations.

23 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Corfe Castle

Atmospheric ruins of a thousand-year-old royal castle perched on a hilltop, dramatically slighted during the English Civil War.

23 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Cerne Abbas Giant

A 55 m chalk hill figure of a club-wielding naked man above a Dorset village, now dated to the late Saxon period.

23 km · about 25 min drive

natural wonder

Lulworth Cove

Almost perfectly circular cove formed by the sea eroding through Portland limestone, creating one of the world's finest examples of coastal geology.

25 km · about 30 min drive

racetrack

Gurston Down Motorsport Hillclimb

A 1,000-yard chalk downland hillclimb in Wiltshire with a fearsome uphill Karousel corner, run by enthusiasts since 1967 and one of the best places in Britain to watch sprint cars up close.

25 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Stair Hole

A small collapsing cove beside Lulworth, showing the tightly folded Lulworth Crumple in its cliff face.

25 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Old Harry Rocks

Iconic chalk sea stacks marking the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast, standing as sentinels against the English Channel.

26 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Charlton Marshall

  • 26 kmBallard DownThe chalk ridge above Swanage running out to Old Harry Rocks, with views over Poole Harbour and Studland Bay.
  • 37 kmRhinefield Ornamental DriveA New Forest road lined with giant redwoods and Douglas firs planted in 1859, running between Brockenhurst and the A35.
  • 42 kmPortland BillThe southern tip of the Isle of Portland, marked by a red-and-white lighthouse above a fierce tidal race.
  • 51 kmGolden CapThe highest point on England's south coast at 191 m, its sandstone summit glowing gold above Charmouth and Lyme Bay.
  • 57 kmMilitary Road, Isle of WightThrilling clifftop road along the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight with sweeping sea views and access to dramatic landslip scenery.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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