Shaftesbury, Dorset, St Peter's Church - Britain Express
The historic church of St Peter stands between the striking town hall and the Mitre pub, at the top of Shaftesbury's famous Gold Hill. St Peter's dates to the 14th century and is the oldest church in Shaftesbury.
FORMER CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, Shaftesbury - 1210076 - Historic …
History: The site is c. 200 feet north of the Benedictine convent church of Shaftesbury Abbey, one of the wealthiest monastic foundations in the south of England. From the Reformation, the churches of Holy Trinity and St Peter nearby were held as one living.
CHURCH OF ST PETER, Shaftesbury - 1292132 | Historic England
Search over 1 million photographs and drawings from the 1850s to the present day using our images archive. List entry 1292132. Grade II* Listed Building: Church Of St Peter. May include summary, reasons for designation and history.
Former Church of the Holy Trinity, Shaftesbury, Dorset
History: The site is c. 200 feet north of the Benedictine convent church of Shaftesbury Abbey, one of the wealthiest monastic foundations in the south of England. From the Reformation, the churches of Holy Trinity and St Peter nearby were held as one living.
St Peter’s Church History – ShaftesburyCofE.org.uk
St Peter’s is the oldest church in Shaftesbury where there were eleven churches in mediaeval times. It was built at the top of Gold Hill as a pilgrim church outside the walls of the Benedictine Abbey. John Schip is the first known incumbent (1305).
Shaftesbury (St. Peter) - dorset-churches.org.uk
Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, p. 92. 6, 12-2-26 in E. The 5th is 95 lbs. heavier than the Tenor. To Dorset Churches Index Page. Maintained by Michael Day , Last updated: 14 September 2014.
Church of St Peter, Shaftesbury, Dorset - British Listed Buildings
Church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.
Dorset Historic Churches Trust - dhct.org.uk
By C14 Shaftesbury had become the most populous town in Dorset because the nunnery were the custodians of the bones of Edward the Martyr, which guaranteed it as an important place of pilgrimage. (For about this saint see the Corfe Castle entry).
Site of St John's Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset - Ancient …
This monument includes the site of an early medieval church and its associated churchyard situated on the summit of the prominent ridge known as Castle Hill in Shaftesbury in the extreme south western corner of the Anglo Saxon settlement.
Shaftesbury (Holy Trinity) - Dorset Churches
Shaftesbury (Holy Trinity) Church by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1841. Pevsner says that it is still much of the Commissioners' type with lancet windows in pairs and triplets. Sources: Hutchins, J. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by W. Shipp and J.W. Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols, 1861-1873.