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St Nicholas' Church, Abbotsbury

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Location: Abbotsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Fräulein Draußen

June 19, 2020

Great little church, the oldest parts of which date from the 14th century.

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Mike Cree

November 8, 2024

St Nicholas' Church is a Church of England church in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England. The earliest parts of the church date to the 14th century origin, with later alterations and extensions over the following centuries, including the construction of the west tower and north chapel in the 15th century. The church underwent restoration in 1807–08, 1885 and 1930.

The church's porch contains the effigy of an abbot of Abbotsbury Abbey. It was discovered on the site of the Abbey's church, St Peter's, in 1778, and has been given an approximate date of 1200. The Jacobean pulpit contains two bullet holes stemming from a fight in 1664, during the English Civil War, when Parliamentarians besieged Royalists at the church.

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Location: Abbotsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

St Nicholas' Church, Abbotsbury

1. Beach & Gardens around Chapel hill loop from Abbotsbury — Dorset

2. Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Portesham

3. Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Abbotsbury

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