Listed Building record MDO37744 - St Mary's Church, Glanvilles Wootton

Parish church. The south chapel was built around 1344, probably for Sibyl de Glaunvyll. The west tower was built around 1400, the south porch in the 15th century, and the west doorway in the 16th century. The north wall of the nave and the chancel were built in 1876, as well as general restoration for/by C W and E R Dale and Woodman, supervised by G R Crickmay. The font dates to the early 13th century, possibly suggesting an earlier building on the site.

Parish Church of St Mary. South chapel founded by Sibyl de Glonvyll C1344, West tower ca 1400, South porch C15th. Nave and chancel restored in 1876 by Crickmay. Grade 2*. <1, 3, 4>

Le Pard, Gordon, 1998, Medieval sundials in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 119, 75 (Article in serial). SDO21411.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 95-96 (Monograph). SDO146.

<2> Ordnance Survey, c 1962, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five (Map). SDO13903.

St Mary's Church (NAT)

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 216-217 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> DOE (HHR), 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset, 7 (Scheduling record). SDO17421.

<5> Bellamy, P, 2011, St Mary's Church, Glanvilles Wootton, Dorset. Observations and Recording During Provision of New Electricity Supply, November 2011 (Unpublished document). SDO14415.

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