Margaret Marsh
St Margaret's Church, Margaret Marsh
Margaret Marsh Location within Dorset
Population	40 (2013 est.)
OS grid reference	ST823185
Civil parish	Margaret Marsh
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHAFTESBURY
Postcode district	SP7
Dialling code	01747
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	North Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°58′03″N 2°15′08″W / 50.9674°N 2.2521°W / 50.9674; -2.2521

Margaret Marsh is a hamlet and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It is situated in the Blackmore Vale, halfway between the towns of Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton. It is sited on Kimmeridge Clay^[1] close to a small tributary stream of the River Stour. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 60.^[2] In 2013 the estimated population of the parish was 40.^[3] The parish church has a 15th-century tower and 13th-century font, but the rest of the building was rebuilt in 1873.^[4] For local government purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of East Orchard and West Orchard, to form a Group Parish Council.^[5]