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The parish church was rebuilt in the 17th century.
The belfry contains two bells; one pre-Reformation, the other from c. 1590.
The 13th century font has been recut. The tower dates from the next century.
The imposing marble monument to Sir Thomas Freke, with its painted shields is squeezed behind the organ (the Freke arms form part of the carving of the screen surrounding the organ). Near the monument hangs the helmet which was carried at his funeral and nearby is the paintedpanel commemorating his widow, Elizabeth, who founded a school in the village in 1640;
Our infant tongues God's praises here resound,
For her who here for us this school did found;
Long may she live, and when her life shall cease
Let her soul rest in everlasting peace.
And let her offspring prosper still, we pray,
So long on earth as sun shall rule the day.
Geroge Seymer was rector of the parish for fifty-two years in the 19th century.
THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
During the English Civil War, three hundred captured Clubmen prisoners were locked up in the parish church overnight.
Elizabeth Freke,
the wife of Sir Thomas Freke, founded a school in the village in 1640. A painted panel in the parish church commemorates her memory.
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| | | | OTHER PLACES | | Hambledon Hill
Dorset, England
Now a nature reserve, this bastion of Cranborne Chase bears Stone Age
and Iron Age camps. During the Civil War the Dorset Clubmen gathered here to
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Dorset, England
Having defeated
the Brythons of the nearby hill fort on Hambledon Hill, the Romans decided it
was too big to defend and preferred to build their own fortifications on Hod
Hill | 2.3 km SW | | Higher Bockhampton
Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QJ
Awaiting Information | 5.5 km NW | | Dr Peter Andrews
Blandford Museum, Bere s Yard, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 7HQ
The museum records the history of Blandford Forum and the neighbouring villages from the Stone Age to the present. Includes WW1 and WW2 memorabilia and recreations of bygone life and childhood in Blandford. Victorian children s playroom with splendid dol | 6.7 km SE | | Gordon Boutelle
Cavalcade of Costume, Lime Tree House, The Plocks, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11
Founded by the late Mrs Betty Penny, the museum is housed in a fine Grade II Listed Georgian building. The growing costume collection covers 250 years. New exhibits regularly displayed. Returning visitors will always find the experience friendly and enjoy | 6.7 km SE | | Crawford
Bridge
Spetisbury, Dorset, England
Rebuilt in 1506, a bridge existed over the Stour here in the 13th century | 12.3 km SE | | Badbury Rings
Dorset, England
The earthworks of this huge prehistoric fort to the north of Wimborne
Minster cover a vast 18 acres | 14.2 km SE | | White Mill Bridge
Sturminster
Marshall, Dorset, England
One of the oldest
of the many medieval bridges of Dorset | 15.4 km SE | | | | | Hotels | | Best Western Royal Chase Hotel
Salisbury Rd, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8DB | | 9.9 km NW | | Grosvenor Hotel
The Commons, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JA | | 10.1 km NW | | La Fleur De Lys Restaurant With Rooms
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Bleke St, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8AW | | 10.3 km NW | | Grove Arms Inn
Ludwell, Dorset SP7 9ND | | 10.8 km NW | | The Ship Inn
West Stour, Dorset SP8 5RP | | 12.4 km NE | | | | | Public Houses | | The Baker Arms
The Cross, Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8ED | | 2.5 km SE | | The Saxon Inn
Gold Hill, Child Okeford, Dorset DT11 8HD | | 3 km NE | | White Horse Inn
Shaston Rd, Stourpaine, Dorset DT11 8TA | | 3.5 km SW | | Old Ox Inn
Blandford Rd, Shillingstone, Dorset DT11 0SF | | 3.7 km SE | | Royal Oak Inn
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