Listed Building record MDO4125 - Parish church of All Saints, Kington Magna

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Summary

The parish church of All Saints has walls of rubble with ashlar dressings, and gable-ended, tiled roofs with stone copings. The church has a late 15th century tower, remainder rebuilt in 1862. 19th century work by Charles Turner of Southampton.

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Church of Holy Trinity, Kington Magna largely rebuilt in 1861 but with good 15th century tower. <2> Parish Church of All Saints, Kington Magna - "not The Holy Trinity as on OS maps" according to RCHM footnote. The church has walls of rubble with ashlar dressings and the west tower is of late 15th century date. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1862. <3>

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). Oct 1951. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Shaftesbury RD.
  • <3> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 41.
  • <4> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 249.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Steptoe, T and Bellamy, P. 1999. All Saints' Church, Kington Magna, Dorset. Archaeological Watching Brief.
  • <6> Monograph: Bridge, M. 2008. All Saints' Church, Kington Magna, Dorset. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Belfry Floor.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202446.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 7681 2313 (25m by 21m)
Map sheet ST72SE
Civil Parish Kington Magna; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 031 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 72 SE 23
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 202446
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Kington Magna 1

Record last edited

Feb 13 2022 2:36PM

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