Listed Building record MDO3793 - St Lawrence's Church, Farnham

The Parish church of St Lawrence, near the east boundary of the parish. The walls are of flint, greensand ashlar, of square rubble, and of ashlar banded and chequered with knapped flint. The roof is of tile and slate. The nave is probably 12th century and the south tower, incorporating a porch, is late 15th or early 16th century. The north aisle was added in 1835 and the chancel and north vestry in 1886.

Additional reference. <3>

Parish Church. Nave probably C12 origin, south tower late C15 or early C16, north aisle 1835 and chancel and north vestry 1886. Grade II* (See list for details). <4>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 95781504) St Lawrence's Church (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 17-18 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(1)THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. LAWRENCE, near the E. boundary of the parish, has walls of flint, of greensand ashlar, of squared rubble, and of ashlar banded and chequered with knapped flint; the roof-coverings are of tile and slate. The Nave is of uncertain date, but probably of the 12th century. The south tower, incorporating a Porch, is of the late 15th or early 16th century. The North Aisle was added in 1835, and the Chancel and North Vestry are of 1886.'

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 202-3 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> DOE (HHR), 1985, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District, 6 (Scheduling record). SDO17732.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209795 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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