The Church Whitcombe
A church has stood in this beautiful setting since King Athelstan (circa 966) made Whitcombe part of the endowment of Milton Abbey. The village in medieval times would have been much larger than the present small, but most attractive, suite of buildings.
The nave is largely 12c and the chancel with its steps to a rood loft are 15c. The tower is 16c. There are important wall paintings dating from 1300 and the Purbeck marble font is from the same period. The poet William Barnes, who was also a parson and had the living at nearby Came, took his first service here in 1847 and his last in 1885.
The Trust gratefully acknowledges images and text by Robin Adeney ©
Grants
This Church has no grants
Churches Nearby
| Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Church | Whitcombe | DT2 8NY | 0 | |
| St. Peter | Winterborne Came | DT2 8NT | 1 | |
| St. Andrew | West Stafford | DT2 8AD | 1 | |
| St. Andrew | West Stafford | DT2 8AD | 1 | |
| St. Peter | West Knighton | DT2 8PF | 1 | |
| St. Martin | Broadmayne | DT2 8EB | 1 | |
| St. Simon and St. Jude | Winterborne Monkton | DT2 9PU | 2 | |
| St. Michael | Stinsford | DT2 8XW | 2 | |
| St Mary the Virgin | Dorchester | DT1 2HL | 2 | |
| Holy Trinity | Warmwell | DT2 8HQ | 3 | |
| Holy Trinity | Bincombe | DT3 5PT | 3 | |
| St Aldhelm's | Crossways | DT2 8WR | 3 | |
| St. Osmund | Osmington | DT3 6EL | 3 | |
| Church | Charminster | DT2 9RD | 4 | |
| St Michael | Owermoigne | DT2 8HS | 4 | |
| St. Laurence | Upwey | DT3 5QE | 4 | |
| St. Martin | Martinstown | DT2 9JR | 4 | |
| St. John the Evangelist | Tincleton | DT2 8QR | 4 | |
| St.Mary | Puddletown | DT2 8SN | 5 | |
| St. Mary | Bradford Peverell | DT2 9SB | 5 |