Facilities in Charlton Marshall include a pub "The Charlton Inn" and a post office.
An open section of the Stour Valley Way is used by parents to walk their children to school and for dog walking.
Charlton Marshall was once a halt on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
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