Listed Building record MDO14885 - Church of St Mary Magdalene, Castleton Road, Castleton

Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Castleton. Having become ruinous, the church was rebuilt and co? in 1715. According to Alexander Pope, it was designed by William, 5th Lord Digby. A rectangular atone building with two aisles, the walls are of local rubble, ashlar-faced with dressings of the same material. The roofs are covered with stone slates. <1>

Pritchard, D C M, 2003, The church of St Mary Magdalene, Castleton, Sherborne (Monograph). SDO18249.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 209-10 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1964 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 6463 1682) St Mary Magdalene's Church (NAT)

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 2K/21358 St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne, Dorset (Index). SDO14738.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF113661 St Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne, Dorset (Index). SDO14738.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 887371 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 16 2025 4:07PM