Churches

The thatched church of St George at Langham near Gillingham, Dorset.

The thatched st George's church at Langham near Gillingham, Dorset.

St James Church, Tytherington, Wiltshire, founded prior to 1083.

Found it! I thought I could remember taking a picture of this church in the snow. January 2013.

Norton sub Hamdon, Somerset. Church of St Mary the Virgin.13th-century origins but was rebuilt around 1510. The dovecote in the churchyard dates from the 17th century and was associated with a manor house which was demolished around 1850.

Completed in 1766, the church was closed in 1914 for many reasons, and fell into further disrepair ever since that time. In the 1960s it fell under the protection of a newly formed group, the 'Friends of St George's Church', who were able to restore it. Now no longer needed for regular worship, it is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Open to the public.

Grade I listed building on the Isle of Portland. Completed in 1766 and built in Portland stone with a slate roof.

Kingston, Dorset.

St Mary the Virgin, Compton Pauncefoot, Somerset.

This is a Saxon church, with Norman and Gothic architecture. It is famed for its chained library and the tombs of King Ethelred, the brother of Alfred the Great, as well as the tombs of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and his duchess, the maternal grandparents of King Henry VII of England. This is made of Dorset Limestone and New Forest Stone to keep it strong.

Wimborne Minster is a market town in East Dorset and the name of the Church of England church in the town. This is a Saxon church, with Norman and Gothic architecture. It is famed for its chained library and the tombs of King Ethelred, the brother of Alfred the Great, as well as the tombs of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and his duchess, the maternal grandparents of King Henry VII. This is made of Dorset Limestone and New Forest Stone to keep it strong.

The present church is unmistakably Norman and probably was built before the end of the 11th century. It was built on the site of the Saxon building. Its squat tower gives it an austere and rather fortress-like look.

St Mary the Virgin, Compton Pauncefoot, Somerset. The church dates from the 15th century and is built of hamstone. In 1485 Sir Walter Pauncefoot left money for the building of the church. The top of the spire became unsafe, and an appeal was launched in 1980, with the help of grants from the Department of the Environment and the Historic Churches Preservation Trust. They raised £18,000 for the necessary work to be carried out. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building and is part of the Camelot Group of Parishes in the Diocese of Bath & Wells. The PiP is showing the church entrance.