Monument record MDO8162 - St Michael's Church, Wareham Town

The church of St. Michael's stood in a lane called Marcombs, or St. Michael's. It seems to have been but a small fabric. It was at length turned into a barn, and entirely pulled down. In 1756 the site of it was enclosed by a Glebe Garden. <1>

Site still a garden, and no further information obtained during field investigation. <3>

St Michael's Church existed in 1340 but had gone by the mid-18th century. <4-5>

In 1952 the Ordnance Survey recorded that the area was still under garden but recent maps show the plot has been built on (Simons 1985).

Simons, M A, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: note on old Dorset SMR card, 1985 (Verbal communication). SDO17553.

<1> Hutchins, J, 1774, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 1. 1st edition, p31 (Monograph). SWX2949.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1 to 25 inch scale map, 1936 (Map). SDO18020.

St. Michael's Church (NR) (site of)

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 02-JUL-52 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> Mills, A D, 1977, English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes] Dorset, p154 (Monograph). SWX2586.

<5> Penn, K J, 1980, Historic Towns in Dorset, 111 (Monograph). SWX1202.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 456703 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 27 2024 11:35AM