St Michael and All Angels Church is a
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
church in the village of
Littlebredy
Littlebredy (also written Little Bredy, pronounced ) is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, situated approximately west of the county town Dorchester. It is sited at the head of the valley of the small River B ...
,
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), Dors ...
,
England
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.
History
The tower dates from the 14th-century, while the rest was rebuilt in 1850 by
Benjamin Ferrey
Benjamin Ferrey FSA FRIBA (1 April 1810–22 August 1880) was an English architect who worked mostly in the Gothic Revival.
Family
Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr (1779–1847), a draper who became Mayor of Christc ...
when the spire was also added.
Burials
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William Williams MP
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Frederic Wallis
Gallery
File:Interior, St Michael & All Angels, Little Bredy, Dorset.JPG, Church interior.
File:Frederic Wallis memorial, Little Bredy.JPG, Frederic Wallis memorial.
See also
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List of churches in West Dorset
References
Churches in Dorset
Grade II listed churches in Dorset
Church of England church buildings in Dorset
14th-century church buildings in England
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
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