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List Of Churches In Purbeck
The following is a list of churches in Purbeck, Dorset. List * St James's Church, Kingston, Purbeck * Lady St Mary Church, Wareham * St Martin's Church, Wareham * St Mary's Church, Swanage * St Nicholas's Church, Kimmeridge * St Nicholas' Church, Moreton St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard. History St Ni ... {{Lists of churches in England Purbeck Purbeck Purbeck District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purbeck District
Purbeck was a local government district in Dorset, England. The district was named after the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula that forms a large proportion of the district's area. However, it extended significantly further north and west than the traditional boundary of the Isle of Purbeck which is the River Frome. The district council was based in the town of Wareham, which is itself north of the Frome. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974, from the former municipal borough of Wareham, Swanage urban district and Wareham and Purbeck Rural District. The district and its council were abolished on 1 April 2019, together with the other four districts outside the greater Bournemouth area, to form a new Dorset unitary authority. Its name is recorded in 948 AD as Anglo-Saxon ''Purbicinga'', meaning "of the people of Purbic", where Purbic may be a former Celtic name, or may contain a supposed Anglo-Saxon word *''pur'' or "male lamb". Settlements :''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dorset. Covering an area of , Dorset borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. The county town is Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester, in the south. After the Local Government Act 1972, reorganisation of local government in 1974, the county border was extended eastward to incorporate the Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch. Around half of the population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation, while the rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density. The county has a long history of human settlement stretching back to the Neolithic era. The Roman conquest of Britain, Romans conquered Dorset's indigenous Durotriges, Celtic tribe, and during the Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St James's Church, Kingston, Purbeck
The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, Purbeck, Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building. History From the 12th century, Kingston was a chapelry of nearby Corfe Castle (village), Corfe Castle, served by a chapel of ease in the east of the village. In 1833, John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, demolished the old chapel and rebuilt it, at his own expense, on the same site to become the parish church. The new chapel, dedicated to St James, was designed in the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival style by George Stanley Repton and followed the plan of the original chapel. In 1873, John Scott III, now the 3rd Earl of Eldon, commissioned George Edmund Street to draw up designs for a much larger church (the present building), on a new site in the village, for use as a private chapel for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady St Mary Church, Wareham
The parish church of Lady St. Mary, Wareham is a church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the town of Wareham, Dorset, in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric, and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries. A notable feature is the unique hexagonal lead font dating to around 1200. The Anglo-Saxon nave was demolished in 1842. History St Aldhelm, who was Bishop of Sherborne around 705, founded a church at Wareham which is probably the church of Lady St. Mary. A nunnery may have been associated with it, but this was destroyed by a Danish raid in 876, before being rebuilt by the daughter of Alfred the Great around 900. The church may also be where Beorhtric, King of Wessex, was buried in 802, and where the body of King Edward the Martyr was brought after he had been murdered at Corfe Castle in 978. The church On 7 May 1952 the church was officially designated as a Grade I listed building. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Martin's Church, Wareham
St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of Wareham, Dorset in England. It is the most complete example of an Anglo-Saxon church in Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. History and features The church is reputed to have been founded by Saint Aldhelm in the 7th century. It is thought that this earlier building was destroyed by Cnut the Great in 1015. The present building dates from about AD 1030. Anglo-Saxon features include a tall, narrow nave and chancel, late Anglo-Saxon wall-arcading in the north west aisle and traces of a Saxon door. The building has been altered and expanded over the years but the nave and a tiny window in the north side of the chancel are original features. On the north wall of the chancel are 12th-century frescoes depicting Saint Martin on horseback, escorted by attendants, dividing his cloak and giving one half to a naked beggar. On one of the walls a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Swanage
St Mary's Church is a parish church in Swanage, Dorset. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church is in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury. The tower is mediaeval; the church itself is a 19th and early 20th-century reconstruction. It is Grade II listed. History St Mary's was originally a chapel of ease to St Nicholas's, Worth Matravers, and remained as such until 1487. Related to the chapel of ease origins, the Swanage local historian David Lewer speculated that the tower's origin was not ecclesiastical, and was more likely to be defensive. The church was the end-point of the Priest's Way, which was the route the priests took from Worth Matravers in order to say mass in Swanage. The three lower stages of the square tower are 14th-century; the top stage dates from 1620. The tower is a plain structure, unbuttressed, with small plain windows and a parapet without battlements. The roof is lead covered. The tower carries a ring of eight bells. The two old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas's Church, Kimmeridge
St Nicholas's Church is a parish church in Kimmeridge, Dorset. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, St Nicholas of Myra. The church is in the Archdeacon of Dorset, Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the Diocese of Salisbury. The church is of 12th-century origin, much restored and rebuilt in the 19th century. It is Grade II listed. Dedication Historically the church was of unknown dedication, but more recently it has been dedicated to St Nicholas of Myra. History The church is of 12th-century origin, but was considerably restored and rebuilt in the 19th century. It is formed of a simple single-cell plan, with a 13th-century south porch, and a 19th-century vestry at the west end. Both the walls and the slate roof are made from stone. Features There is an open stone bell turret in the west gable, with a bell dating from 1499 cast at the Salisbury bell foundry. There is a 12th-century baptismal font, font, which was found in a hedge in the 1920s. There is a reed organ at the west end of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Nicholas' Church, Moreton
St Nicholas' is a Church of England parish church at Moreton, Dorset, England. It is known for its thirteen windows, engraved by the poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler. T. E. Lawrence was buried in the separate churchyard. History St Nicholas' Church is a Grade II* listed building. The church's dedication was changed in 1490, to St Nicholas having previously been dedicated to St Magnus Martyr. The church was rebuilt in 1776, reusing medieval foundations and is considered a good example of the early Gothic revival. The rebuilding was financed by the Frampton family, who lived in the nearby manor house. The north aisle was added in 1841 and most internal fittings were renewed c1847. Colonel T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), who died in 1935, is buried in the separate churchyard. He was a cousin of the Frampton family and had been a frequent visitor to their home, Okers Wood House. Lawrence's mother arranged with the Framptons to have him buried in their family plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Churches In England
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Lists Of Churches In Dorset
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