Listed Building record MDO5291 - Parish church of St Mary, Winterborne Stickland

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Summary

The building has walls of flint and rubble, banded in places, with ashlar dressings, and the roof is partly covered in slate and partly tile with stone-slate verges. The earliest parts of the present building appear to be the chancel and nave which are of 13th-century origin. The tower was built in the late 15th or early 16th century and the porch in the 16th century, while a tomb chamber was added in the late 18th century. The church was restored in 1892.

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Full Description

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARY stands near the centre of the village. It has walls of flint and rubble, banded in places and elsewhere mixed indiscriminately, and ashlar dressings; the roofs are partly slated and partly tiled, with stone-slate verges. The Chancel is of 13th-century origin; the Nave is also of the 13th century but with 18th-century windows; the West Tower is of the late 15th or early 16th century; the Porch is of the 16th century; a Tomb Chamber was added in the second half of the 18th century. The church was restored in 1892. <2,3> Church of St Mary. Grade I. <4,5>

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1969.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 305-306.
  • <3> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1954. List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest: Blandford Rural District.
  • <4> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District. 53.
  • <5> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 485-6.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF051599.
  • <7> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205786.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8346 0462 (28m by 16m)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Winterborne Stickland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 071 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SW 33
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205786
  • National Buildings Record: 51599
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Winterborne Stickland 1

Record last edited

Mar 17 2022 9:01AM

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