Monument record MDO43925 - Chapel at Netherstock, Halstock

A document of 1303 refers to a chapel at Netherstoke, granted to the church at Sherborne. At the dissolution the chapel was granted to the Fermours. The exact site of the chapel is not known.

Netherstoke (ST 5409) a manor and small hamlet granted to the church of Sherborne according to a Papal Bull of 1145. In 1303 the grant was confirmed with a chapel. At the Dissolution it was granted to the Fermours. <1>

No evidence of medieval depopulation was found in the area of Netherstoke nor was the site of the alleged chapel located. The Tithe Map and Award was consulted without success. The chapel may have been a chapel of ease to Halstock. <2>

No change to Authority 2. <3>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1870, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 4, 464 (Monograph). SDO17392.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-JUN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Chaplin, C P, Field Investigators Comments CPC, F2 CPC 23-MAR-77 (Unpublished document). SDO17976.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 195761 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 2 2022 12:10PM