Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, DORCHESTER ROAD
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1229078
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, DORCHESTER ROAD
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-09-23
- Reference:
- IOE01/08989/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Derek Beauchamp. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1229078
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, DORCHESTER ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, DORCHESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Winterbourne Abbas
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 61873 90482
Details
WINTERBOURNE ABEAS SY 69 SW DORCHESTER ROAD (south side)
6/152 Church of St Mary 26-1-56 GV I
Parish Church. C13 nave and chancel originally, with C14 rebuilding in chancel, C15 widening of nave to north, west tower, rood stair, C16 blocking of entrance to former south chapel, C17 porch, C18 east hall of chancel and nave buttress. Coursed rubble-stone and flint walls, with dressings of Ridgeway and Ham Hill stone. Slate roofs:- West Tower, 3 stages, with set-back buttresses, north newel stair. The 2-light bell openings have segmental-pointed heads. Nave of 3 windows, aisleless, Chancel of 2 windows. Good refenestration of nave in C15, uncusped 3-light window with vertical tracery in south wall.
For full architectural description and fittings: (RCHM Dorset II, p.381 (1))
Listing NGR: SY6187290480
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403853
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 381
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 12-Jun-2026 at 17:24:56.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.