Listed Building record MDO39649 - St Edwold's Church, Stockwood

(ST 59020692) St Edwold's Church (NR). (1)

The parish church of St Edwold was built or re-built in the 15th century and is of local rubble and roofed with stone slates and blue slates. The west porch was added in 1636 at the same time as the bell turret. Above the porch there is a panel inscribed "WP 1636". The windows are of two and three lights and date from the 15th and 16th centuries except for the restored window in the north wall which is modern. (2)

This church has been disused for the last 20 years but is still church property. (3,4)

The building is deteriorating rapidly and the floor and <>
Since the previous field report of 4 11 71 the exterior wall of the church has been stripped of ivy, the interior wall has been re-painted and the floor and ceiling have been repaired. It is
still disused. (5)

CIVIL PARISH OF STOCKWOOD
STOCKWOOD
19/10 B Church of St. Edwold Parish Church, Very small rectangular building of C.15 origin, with C.17 porch and bellcote. (6)

St Edwold, the smallest church in Dorset, only 30' by 12'8" and now disused. (7)

Church of St Edwold. Now in the care of the Redundant Church Fund. Grade I. (8)

<1> Harvey, F, 1955, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments: Mr F Harvey, Church Farm, Stockwood 06/09/55, 06-09-55 (Verbal communication). SDO17748.

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 224 (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 59020692) St Edwold's Church (NR)

<4> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 04-NOV-71 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

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<5> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 399 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<6> Barton, J G, Various, Field Investigators Comments JGB, F2 JGB 24-MAR-77 (Unpublished document). SDO11900.

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BB71/06806 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Edwold's Church, overgrown with ivy, from the south-east

<8> Historic England, Historic England Archive (Index). SDO14738.

<9> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF051590 (Index). SDO14738.

ST EDWOLD'S CHURCH, STOCKWOOD File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.

<10> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24649 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Edwold's Church, overgrown with ivy, from the south-east This print was accessioned by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments in England on 10th September 1971.

<11> Historic England, Historic England Archive, OP24650 (Index). SDO14738.

A view of St Edwold's Church from the north-west

<12> National Record of the Historic Environment, 195674 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 3 2022 2:20PM