St Marks

St. Mark’s Church of England Primary School is located in woodland on the borders of Bournemouth and Poole. The school occupies a site that is owned and managed by the Talbot Village Trust; the Trust is the legacy of two sisters, Georgina and Mary Anne Talbot.

The sisters founded Talbot Village in the mid 19th century as a reaction to the rural poverty they experienced in the area. The village provided housing, a school (St Mark’s) and a church, as well as agricultural land to grow food.