Monument record MDO7566 - Afflington Chapel, Corfe Castle

(Centred at: SY 97108010) Afflington anciently had a chapel of which there are now no remains. It seems to have been a free chapel. <1>

Mr Barnes who occupies Afflington Farm pointed out the site where a chapel is said to have stood. The site was surveyed at SY 97058015. Probing indicated the presence of metalling at 0.3m. depth. <2>

There was formerly a chapel at Afflington, called the 'chantry of Alrynton' in 1428. <3>

There are no remains or evidence of Afflington chapel in the garden of Afflington Farmhouse, the site being purely traditional. <4>

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1861, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1, 529 (Monograph). SWX4496.

<2> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 09-AUG-52 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3> Mills, A D, 1977, The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George (Monograph). SWX972.

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 23-APR-86 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<5> Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology, 1983, Isle of Purbeck Survey, IOP 538 (Index). SDO147.

‘AFFLINGTON CHAPEL: Chantry Chapel site mentioned in a document of 1428. Mr Barnes pointed out the reputed site of the chapel. Probing found metalling at a depth of 0.3m. The site lies in permanent pasture, west of a track and north of farm buildings. OS SY98SE8. 7/7/C.’

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456773 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Mar 16 2023 4:12PM