Monument record MDO44687 - Church House, Stoke Abbott
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Summary
A well called Berie Well was situated within a plot of land given by the Abbot of Sherborne in 1520. There is now a modern well on or in the vicinity of the site of the earlier well.
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Full Description
A building called the Church-house, inhabited by the poor of the parish, once stood close to the churchyard at Stoke Abbott. About 1520 the Abbot of Sherborne gave a piece of land that had formerly been the court-place of the manor and lay between the churchyard and the Church-house, for the erection of a new house for the benefit of the parish.
After the Dissolution, farmers of the manor tried to dispossess the parishioners of this house, but in 16 Eliz I it was declared that the parishioners should enjoy the Church house without molestation, permitting the farmers to use it as a court house however, upon reasonable warning.
The premises were later purchased by New College, Oxford, the patrons of the living, and a school-house was built upon the site in 1859. <1>
The school, which bears the date 1858, is now disused. No trace of a former building could be detected in the present structure. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SWX1269 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1863. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2. Vol 2. 149.
- <2> SDO10373 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. 1903.
- <3> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 12-MAY-55.
- <4>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 193040. [Mapped feature: #634095 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 4536 0061 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST40SE |
| Civil Parish | Stoke Abbott; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 107 018
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SE 33
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 193040
Record last edited
Nov 14 2022 3:47PM
