St Thomas Of Canterbury

Rest of church entirely rebuilt in 1838-9 using C14 Gothic features by Benjamin Ferrey, at expense of Robert Williams of Bridehead.

Interior: tower has C19 tower-arch, and a C19 ribbed vault with central boss carved with an angel.

Chancel has a sexpartite ribbed vault, springing from carved and moulded corbels, at the east end the wall-ribs form window rere-arches.

Fittings: font, octagonal bowl with splayed underside with paterae, octagonal stem and concave plinth decorated with small shields, C15.

Pulpit: stone, 5-sided on a flared stem, each face panelled, C19.

Monuments : N. wall, to Ann (Chappell) wife of Samuel Best, 1740, stone with flanking lonic pilasters, architrave and broken pediment. (R.C.H.M. Dorset I, p.l04 (1)