St Stephen Bettiscombe
This is a most attractive setting for a rural church, tucked in under Pilsdon Pen with Marshwood Vale laid out below. There are just a scattering of houses with the old rectory next door. Certainly not a village, more a hamlet. The tower is medieval, but the rest is the result of a sensitive restoration by John Hicks of Dorchester. The work, which was completed in 1862 included re-using some of the original windows.
The stone pulpit is Victorian. The font is also Victorian and carved by Benjamin Grassby, whose exquisite work can be found in many of Dorset's restorations of the period. (see Long Bredy and North Poorton)
The Trust gratefully acknowledges images and text by Robin Adeney ©
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Churches Nearby
| Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen | Bettiscombe | DT6 5NT | 0 | |
| St Mary | Pilsdon | DT6 5NZ | 1 | |
| St. Mary | Marshwood | DT6 5QA | 1 | |
| Holy Trinity | Blackdown | DT8 3LE | 2 | |
| St. John | Fishpond | DT6 6NN | 2 | |
| St. Andrew | Burstock | DT8 3LJ | 2 | |
| St Candida and Holy Cross | Whitchurch Canonicorum | DT6 6RQ | 2 | |
| St. Mary the Virgin | Thorncombe | TA20 4NF | 3 | |
| The Navity of John the Baptist | Broadwindsor | DT8 3QE | 3 | |
| St. Paul | Broadoak | DT6 5PY | 3 | |
| St. Mary | Drimpton | DT8 3RE | 3 | |
| St Mary | Stoke Abbott | DT8 3JT | 3 | |
| St. Mary | Catherston Leweston | DT6 6LZ | 4 | |
| Holy Trinity | Salway Ash | DT6 5JE | 4 | |
| Queen of Martyrs & St Ignatius' Church | Chideock | DT6 6LF | 4 | |
| Forde Abbey | Chard | TA20 4LU | 4 | |
| St. John | Seaborough | DT8 3QY | 4 | |
| St. Mary | Netherbury | DT6 5LR | 4 | |
| St. Andrew | Monkton Wyld | DT6 6DA | 4 | |
| St. Andrew | Charmouth | DT6 6LN | 4 |