Listed Building record MDO11102 - Parish church of St Michael and All Angels, Askerswell

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Summary

Fifteenth century west tower; on west wall is set a contemporary carved stone panel of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John. Nave and north aisle, chancel and south porch rebuilt 1858, CA (tablet on south porch) in Perpendicular style. Random rubble walls with dressed stone bands. Slate roof with stone gable-copings.

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Full Description

Parish Church of St Michael. C15th West tower. Nave, North aisle, chancel and South porch rebuilt in 1858, in Perpendicular style. Late C12th Norman font. <1> <3>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 12 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1964 (Map). SWX1197.

(SY52999259) St Michael's Church [NAT]

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 79 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> Trevarthen, M, 2017, Church of St Michael and All Angels, Askerswell, Dorset, Archaeological Observations and Recording (Unpublished document). SDO16069.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 884657 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 12.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1964.
  • <3> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 79.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Trevarthen, M. 2017. Church of St Michael and All Angels, Askerswell, Dorset, Archaeological Observations and Recording.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884657.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 52995 92586 (27m by 14m)
Map sheet SY59SW
Civil Parish Askerswell; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 004 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SW 73
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884657

Record last edited

Apr 15 2025 11:32AM

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