Listed Building record MDO14662 - St Martin's Church, Lillington

A parish church of 13th century origin, altered and extended in the 15th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Nave, chancel, north porch, south chapel (used as vestry), west tower.

(ST 6293 1270)-St Martins Church (NAT). (1)

Parish Church of Saint Martins. C13th origins, chancel and tower are C15th, porch C17th, South Chapel C18th. Restored 1848 to design by Withers of Sherborne. Grade I. (1,2)

Le Pard, Gordon, 1998, Medieval sundials in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 119, 77 (Article in serial). SDO21411.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 133-134 (Monograph). SDO97.

'(1) Parish Church of St Martin (Plate 3) stands at the N. end of the parish. The walls are of local rubble with dressings of the same material; the roofs are covered with stone slates. The Nave was built late in the 13th century. The West Tower was added in the 15th century and the Chancel was rebuilt perhaps in the same period. The North Porch was added or rebuilt in the 17th century and the South Chapel is perhaps an 18th century addition. The church was extensively restored by Withers, architect, of Sherborne, in 1848, when the gallery under the tower was altered. …' {1}

<2> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BB71/02846 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Martin's Church, Lillington, from the north

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24583 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Martin's Church, Lillington, from the north This print was received by the National Buildings Record on 28th November 1952.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24584 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Martin's Church, Lillington, from the south-west

<5> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 253 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1979 (Map). SWX1197.

<7> Department of the Environment, 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Parishes of Beer Hacket, Chetnole, Leigh, Leweston, Lillington, Longburton, Ryme Intrinseca and Yetminster), 33 (Scheduling record). SDO16449.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 887694 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 1 2025 12:47PM