Listed Building record MDO13744 - Church of St Nicholas, Child Okeford

Parish church, late 15th century or early 16th century west tower. Remainder of fabric 1850 and 1878-9. Chancel refitted 1911. 1878-9 work by T H Wyatt. Chancel refit by Wippell and Co. Tower in greensand ashlar. Remainder of church in flint with stone and ashlar dressings. Tiled roofs with stone copings. Plan: nave, chancel, west tower, north and south aisles, south chapel and north chapel/organ chamber/ vestry. 13th century font.

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS, near the centre of Child Okeford was rebuilt in the last quarter of the 19th century except for the West Tower, which is of the late 15th or early 16th century. <2>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, 1887 (Map). SDO10373.

(ST 83561274) St Nicholas's Church

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 79 (Monograph). SDO146.

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 153-4 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206296 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Apr 16 2025 4:40PM