St. Nicholas Parish Church Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury St. Nicholas
The church of St Nicholas adjoins the scattered remains of the former Benedictine Abbey. The fabric of the building is mainly 15th century. The chancel retains its decorated plaster barrel ceiling (1638) and a classical style reredos with corinthian columns and pediment (1751)
Externally over the west tower doorway there is a carving of the Trinity.. As you enter through the decorated north porch there is an early 13th Century Purbeck marble effigy of an Abbot. An interesting selection of glass including a fragmented upper part of a figure of the Virgin with exquisite hands (15C) Also a Jacobean pulpit with tester with an interesting history.
Grants
This Church has no grants
Churches Nearby
| Ref | Title | Town | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas Parish Church | Abbotsbury | DT3 4JJ | 0 | |
| St Catherine's Chapel | Abbotsbury | DT3 4JJ | 0 | |
| St. Peter | Portesham | DT3 4HP | 2 | |
| St. Michael & All Angels | Littlebredy | DT2 9HG | 2 | |
| St. Peters | Langton Herring | DT3 4HU | 3 | |
| St. Peter | Long Bredy | DT2 9HU | 3 | |
| St. Mary the Blessed Virgin | Puncknowle | DT2 9BP | 3 | |
| Holy Trinity | Swyre | DT2 9DN | 4 | |
| St. Mary | Litton Cheney | DT2 9AQ | 4 | |
| St. Mary | Winterbourne Abbas | DT2 9LW | 4 | |
| St. Michael and All Angels | Winterbourne Steepleton | DT2 9LG | 4 | |
| Holy Trinity | Fleet | DT3 4EB | 4 | |
| St. Nicholas | Buckland Ripers | DT3 4BT | 5 | |
| Church | Chilcombe | DT6 4PN | 5 | |
| St. Martin | Martinstown | DT2 9JR | 5 | |
| St. Mary the Virgin | Chickerell | DT3 4DX | 5 | |
| St. Thomas of Canterbury | Compton Valence | DT2 9ER | 5 | |
| St. Laurence | Upwey | DT3 5QE | 5 | |
| St. Michael and All Angels | Askerswell | DT2 9EJ | 5 | |
| St. Ann | Radipole | DT3 5HS | 6 |
Denomination
AnglicanWebsite
DHCT Deanery Area
WeymouthLocation
Sheet 194 Grid Ref 577853
DT3 4JJ