Listed Building record MDO17730 - Parish Church of SS Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra, Moreton

Parish Church of St Magnus the Martyr and St Nicholas of Myra, with an apsidal santuary and nave was built in the Gothic style by James Frampton 1776, with additions in 1841 and 1848. A Medieval church which previously stood on this site consisted of a nave, chancel, south tower and chapel to the east of it. Grade 'B'. (2)

Parish Church of SS Magnus the Martyr and St Nicholas of Mryra, (formerly listed as Church of St Nicholas). The base of a Medieval font later altered to form a sundial is near the South door of the church. (3)

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1902 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 80548928) St Nicholas's Church (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 174-5 (Monograph). SDO148.

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 300-1 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 455349 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 17 2025 10:55AM