Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham

Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham

Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
History
Founded circa 800[1]
Dedication Saint Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Style Norman, Gothic
Administration
Diocese Salisbury

Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham is a church of Saxon origin in the town of Wareham, Dorset in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric,[2] and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th-9th centuries.[2] A notable feature is the unique hexagonal lead font dating to around 1200. The Saxon nave was demolished in 1842.[3]

References

  1. ^ Gem, Richard (1993). Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 146. British Archaeological Association. p. 42. 
  2. ^ a b Cramp, Rosemary (2006). Corpus of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in England, Volume 7. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0197263341. 
  3. ^ Friar, Stephen (1996). A companion to the English parish church. Sutton Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-0750918299. 

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