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Sturminster Marshall

Sturminster Marshall proper noun: a village and civil parish in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9499).

Proper noun

Sturminster Marshall

  1. A village and civil parish in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9499).

Origin of Sturminster Marshall

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 Old English mynster.

Questions about Sturminster Marshall

What does Sturminster Marshall mean?
Sturminster Marshall means a village and civil parish in east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY9499).
What part of speech is Sturminster Marshall?
Sturminster Marshall is a proper noun.

Words near Sturminster Marshall in the dictionary

  1. Sturmans
  2. Sturmer
  3. Sturmey
  4. Sturmeys
  5. Sturmian
  6. Sturminster Marshall
  7. Sturminster Newton
  8. Sturms
  9. Sturmvogel
  10. Sturmvogels
  11. sturnid

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