Nominal: 697 Hz Weight: 1589 lbs Diameter: 43.75" Bell 1 of 5
Founded by William Knight 1725
Dove Bell ID: 6399 Tower ID: 10936 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Stoke Abbott: St Mary
Diocese of Salisbury
Church, 634029
Overview
Grid reference: ST 453 5
Stoke Abbott sits in the heart of west Dorset’s hill country, in a bowl with Lewesdon Hill, the county’s highest point, to the west and Waddon Hill, site of a Roman fort, and Gerard’s Hill to the north and north east. St Mary’s Church dates from the 12th century. While there has probably been a church on the same site since Saxon times, nothing Saxon remains. The church as it appears today is the result of successive enlargement, rebuilding and adaptation over the centuries, most recently in the 1870s when the north aisle was added and new pews installed.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 229 m²
Exterior Description
Described in Historic England Listing Entry as follows:
"Parish Church. C12 and C13 core, with C14 porch and chancel-arch. C15 west tower, and former north chapel. 1826 tower restoration. 1876 church restoration, when north arcade and north aisle rebuilt. Coursed and dressed stone walls. Clay tile roofs. West tower: 3 stages with a plain parapet, much of the facing modern. West door-way with chamfered jambs and two-centred head, with a label and stops. West window of 2 trefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a two-centred head. Modern window in south wall. Bell-chamber: restored windows of two trefoiled lights. Nave: south wall has 2 windows, eastern C15, western is modern. South doorway, C15, with chamfered jambs and a two-centred head. Chancel: North wall, 3 windows, first and third are C13 lancets. C12 middle-window, of one round-headed light. South wall windows, C13 coupled lancets, and single lancet, and C15 western window. East window of 3 cinquefoiled lights with vertical tracery in a two-centred head, label and stops. South porch has a re-set outer archway, of two hollow-chamfered orders."
Interior
Bells
Nominal: 1043.5 Hz Weight: 643 lbs Diameter: 31" Bell 2 of 5
Founded by Thomas II Bilbie 1767
Dove Bell ID: 40710 Tower ID: 10936 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 928 Hz Weight: 640 lbs Diameter: 31.63" Bell 3 of 5
Founded by John Warner & Sons 1880
Dove Bell ID: 40711 Tower ID: 10936 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: quarter Cracked: No
Nominal: 877 Hz Weight: 991 lbs Diameter: 36.63" Bell 4 of 5
Founded by Robert Wiseman 1613
Dove Bell ID: 40712 Tower ID: 10936 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Nominal: 782 Hz Weight: 1451 lbs Diameter: 40.63" Bell 5 of 5
Founded by Robert Russell
Dove Bell ID: 40713 Tower ID: 10936 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: eighth Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: ST 453 5
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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