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St Catherine-by-the-Sea, Holworth
St Catherine-by-the-Sea is a Church of England church in Owermoigne, Holworth, Dorset, England. The small wooden church, which forms part of the Watercombe Benefice, holds a service on the fourth Sunday of the month. History The church of St Catherine-by-the-Sea was built to serve the scattered population in and around Holworth, all of whom were at least two miles from a church. In circa 1887, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Right Rev. John Wordsworth, gave permission to Rev. Robert Linklater of Holworth House for Holy Communion to be celebrated in the house's private chapel. The congregation quickly became too large and services were subsequently held in the house's entrance hall. In circa 1904, a large kitchen in a nearby cottage owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Duke of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester was also made available to local inhabitants for Divine service. A small wooden church, dedicated to St Catherine-by-the-Sea, opened for Divine service on 15 July 1906. The woodwork of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owermoigne
Owermoigne ( ) is a village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated south-east of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 467. The parish is within an electoral ward with the same name, which stretches from the east side of the small coastal village of Ringstead north towards Owermoigne and then up to, but not including, Crossways. To the east it covers White Nothe, Holworth and Galton. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 3,804. The parish was formerly part of the hundred of Winfrith, and subsequently constituted a liberty by itself. Owermoigne village is described as Nether Moynton in the fictional Wessex of Thomas Hardy's novels and his short story ''The Distracted Preacher'' in Wessex Tales takes place in the village. At Holworth is a small wooden church dedicated to St Catherine-by-the-Sea above Burning Cliff __NOTOC__ Burning Cliff is a cliff under the White Nothe headland at the eastern e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |