St. Nicholas Kimmeridge
KIMMERIDGE
St. Nicholas
There has been a church here since Norman times and the building still retains a 12c porch. The Victorians completely rebuilt the one-piece nave and chancel in 1872, but they did preserve the 15c bellcote, buttress and bell. The font is interesting because, according to the excellent church guide, the present one was discarded by the architect as being "extremely ugly and utterly unsuitable for its purpose." About 1920, two workmen digging a ditch found it in a hedge and it was returned to the church and mounted on a new pedestal. As an act of supreme irony, the Victorian version is thought to have become a bird-bath! (See Beaminster and Chaldon Herring)
The Trust gratefully acknowledges images and text by Robin Adeney ©
Grants
Churches Nearby
| Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas | Kimmeridge | BH20 5PE | 0 | |
| St.Michael and All Angels | Steeple | BH20 5NY | 1 | |
| St. John | Creech | BH20 5DF | 2 | |
| St. Peter | Church Knowle | BH20 5NF | 2 | |
| St. James | Kingston | BH20 5LL | 3 | |
| Church of Saint Edward the Martyr | Corfe Castle | BH20 5EZ | 3 | |
| St. Aldhem's Chapel | Worth Matravers | BH19 3LN | 4 | |
| St. Aldhem's Chapel | Worth Matravers | BH19 3LR | 4 | |
| St. Andrew | Lulworth East | BH20 5QS | 4 | |
| St. John the Evangelist | East Holme | BH20 6AG | 4 | |
| St Mary's Chapel | Lulworth | BH20 5QS | 4 | |
| Lady St.Mary | Wareham | BH20 4ND | 5 | |
| St George | Langton Matravers | BH19 3HZ | 5 | |
| St. Mary - Redundant (converted to a dwelling) | East Stoke | BH20 6AN | 5 | |
| Holy Trinity | West Lulworth | BH20 5RY | 6 | |
| Church | Arne | BH20 5BJ | 6 | |
| St. Martin | Wareham | BH20 4HE | 7 | |
| St. Christopher | Winfrith Newburgh | DT2 8HB | 7 | |
| St. Nicholas | Studland | BH19 3AT | 8 | |
| Chaldon 2 | Chaldon Herring | dt2 8dl | 8 |