Listed Building record MDO27032 - Parish Church of St Mary, Stoke Abbot

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

Parish Church of St Mary. C12th and C13th core. C14th porch and chancel-arch. C15th West Tower and former North Chapel Tower restored 1826; general restoration 1876. The font is a superb late C12th tapering cylindrical bowl with top and base mouldings, ornamented with acanthus and masks.

Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1979 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 45350059). St Mary's Church [NAT]

National Record of the Historic Environment, 883621 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 224-5 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(1) Parish Church of St. Mary stands on the E. side of the village. The walls are of local coursed rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. The Chancel dates from the 12th century, but was altered and probably length-ened in the 13th century, which is perhaps also the date of the Nave and of the tower-arch. The South Porch was added in the 14th century and the chancel-arch was rebuilt late in the same century. The West Tower was added or rebuilt in the 15th century. The North Chapel was added in the same century. The tower was restored and partly rebuilt after being struck by lightning in 1826; the church was restored in 1878, when the N. arcade and North Aisle were built, the latter incorporating the existing N. chapel. The S. porch has been rebuilt.

The 12th-century font is noteworthy.'

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Apr 16 2025 3:25PM