Batcombe, Beer Hackett, Bishops Caundle, Bradford Abbas, Caundle Marsh, Chetnole, Clifton Maybank, Folke, Glanvilles Wooton, Hermitage, Hilfield, Holnest, Holwell, Leigh, Pulham, Ryme Intrinseca, Thornford and Yetminster. Team Rector:
Rev'd Tony Gilbert The Rectory, Church Road, Thornford, Sherborne, DT9 6QE01935 873044Click here to email Team Vicar:
Rev'd George Moody The Rectory, Church Street, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LG01935 873214Click here to email
Assistant Curate:
Retired Clergy and Licenced Lay Ministers:
Rev'd Anne Budgell 01963 23428
Rev'd Tony Durkin 01935 872117
Keith Budgell 01963 23428
Colin Stobart 0770 8190618
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The Parish Churches The descriptions below are taken from The Dorset Historic Churches website. Please click on the links provided for fuller information. |
St. Mary, Batcombe The church stands below a line of hills from where, tradition has it, 'The Conjurer Mintern', a C17 local squire is supposed to have jumped over the tower on his horse, knocking off one of its pinnacles as he went! True or not the splendid C15 tower has been repaired. The nave with a wagon roof, attractive stone screen and chancel arch are all C15 although there was a restoration by John Hicks in 1864. The small round font is Norman.
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St. George, Beer Hackett Between Buckhorn Weston and Gillingham lies a hamlet called Langham. At the eastern end, near the road and amongst some magnificent tall trees, rests the only thatched church in Dorset. Click here for more St. Peter & St. Paul, Cattistock Listed in Simon Jenkins' "England's Thousand Best Churches" Click here for Dorset Historic Churches page
St. Mary the Virgin, Bradford Abbas Bradford Abbas must rank as one of Dorset's most important village churches. This is a largely 15c building with a magnificent embattled and pinnacle west tower with many niches, two still having the original figures. Close to the tower is the remains of a 15c preaching cross. Click here for Dorset Historic Churches page
St. Peter and St Paul, Caundle Marsh This
simple chapel style church, enhanced by a central bellcote, was built
in 1857 to a design by R. H. Shout of Yeovil. The wooden porch
is particularly worthy of note. There is a grave and monument
to General Fox-Pitt, who was a co-founder of the Welsh Guards and
lived nearby at Marsh Court. http://www.threevalleysteam.org/index.php/caundle-marsh
St. Peter, Chetnole Like
many village churches Chetnole's has evolved over the centuries, but
somehow the result here is exceptionally pleasing. As you
approach you are confronted with a magnificent C15 tower with a
working clock and some intriguing gargoyles.
The
nave is C13 with a wooden barrel roof and one original lancet
window. The chancel and north aisle are by Slater (1859 - 65).
There is a most attractive, if tiny, organ in the chancel.
This
is a delightful little church.
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