Listed Building record MDO14404 - Parish Church of St Nicholas, Nether Compton

A 13th century parish church, extended in the 15th century and restored in 1885. Listed. (1)

Le Pard, Gordon, 1998, Medieval sundials in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 119, 72 Fig 3.1, Fig 3.2, 79 (Article in serial). SDO21411.

<1> Historic England, Historic England Archive, AA35/00249 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of the chancel screen in St Nicholas' Church, Nether Compton

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 100-101 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(1) Parish Church of St Nicholas stands at the S. end of the village. The walls are of ashlar-faced rubble with freestone dressings; the roofs are tiled. The Chancel, Nave and South Porch were built in the 13th century. The church was much altered in the 15th century when the North Chapel and West Tower were added and the nave partly rebuilt. The church was restored in 1885 when the N. Chapel was extended E. to form an Organ Chamber and Vestry, an arch opened in the N. wall of the chancel, the chancel-arch rebuilt and the chancel refaced.'

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24556 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of the chancel screen in St Nicholas' Church, Nether Compton This print was received by the National Buildings Record on 28th November 1952.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24557 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of the chancel screen in St Nicholas' Church, Nether Compton

<5> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24558 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of the chancel screen in St Nicholas' Church, Nether Compton

<6> English Heritage, 2006, Listed buildings data disk (Digital archive). SDO12545.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1356845 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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May 1 2025 12:10PM