Monument record MDO6258 - Building on site now occupied by Church House, High Street, Wimborne Minster

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Summary

A house known, from documentary evidence, to have been standing on the corner now occupied by Church House. The site is known formerly to have been occupied by an inn, later an ironmongers.

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Full Description

Excavation of foundation trenches for an extension to Church House revealed graves of probable medieval date, showing that the building had been built on part of the graveyard around the Minster, and rubbish pits of post-medieval date, interpreted as being in a yard behind the inn. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Jenkins V. 1991. Church House, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Archaeological Excavation..
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113. 182-183.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0098 9995 (point)
Map sheet SZ09NW
Civil Parish Wimborne Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 18 2009 3:39AM

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