some 5,883 acres (9 square miles).
It is bounded to the North by the County Boundary with Somerset, the East by the River Stour, the South by the River Lydden and to the West by the Parishes Stourton and Purse Caundle. It lies within the Blackmore Vale long renowned for its agriculture.
At the present time there are some
48
Listed Buildings in the Town, the
centre of which is a Conservation Area.
There are also a further 19 Listed
Buildings
in the hamlet of Stalbridge
Weston.
Most of the buildings, dating
from
the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries,
are constructed of grey limestone and
some
still retain their original stone
tiled
roofs.
The listed Market Cross,
built of
golden
Ham Hill stone in the
15th
Century,
stands in the High Street
and is known
for being one of the best
preserved
Market Crosses in the South
of England. Thornhill House, built by Sir James Thornhill, the great artist, in 1730, with later additions, stands to the South of the Town.
Stalbridge High Street contains a number of retail outlets including a supermarket, Post Office, Bank and Chemist together with 3 Public Houses, a Primary School and 3 Churches. There is a large free Car Park conveniently situated in Station Road which also serves the well stocked branch of Dorset County Library and is convenient for the neighbouring Doctors' Surgery.
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The Town Clerk's office at Ring Street in Stalbridge is open during the following hours:
Monday: 10am until 12.00pm
Tuesday: 10am until 1.00pm
Thursday: 10am until 1.00pm
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There is a Playing Field of some ten acres consisting of one full size and one junior football pitch, one cricket pitch and an 'all weather' playing surface which provides facilities for tennis. Within the Playing Field
there is a fenced off Children's Play Area.
The whole field lies within 'Stalbridge Park Wall' to the West of the Town. There is a further facility known as Jarvis Field Play
Area to the south east which caters for
those living some distance from the main Playing Fields.
The A357 Road passes through Stalbridge. The nearest railway station is at Templecombe, some 3 miles to the north, which is on the London Waterloo to Plymouth line. There are regular bus services to Sherborne (7 miles) and Yeovil (13 miles) plus additional services to Wincanton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Blandford.
Economically Stalbridge is more closely linked to Somerset rather than Dorset i.e. Westlands and associated companies in Yeovil, various small firms at Wincanton and Templecombe. However, there are two industrial sites within the parish boundary. One of 17 acres off of Station Road and the other at Gibbs Marsh of 19 acres. This is situated to the North East of the parish beside the Henstridge Airfield which, although in Somerset, also provides a number of employment opportunities.
As previously mentioned the Town Council owns the property 8 Ring Street, which is conveniently situated opposite the supermarket. The premises contain the Town Clerk's Office and the Community Information Office. The Town Council hold their main meeting at 4 weekly intervals interspersed with fortnightly Planning Meetings (when required). All meetings are open to the public and the press.
In general Stalbridge has an unhurried and friendly atmosphere that tends to disguise the fact that it is also a vibrant working community.
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