St Mary

C15 widening of east half of south aisle to form south chapel.

C16 west tower and north and south vestries, and south porch.

Chancel demolished in C17 and rebuilt c1838.

South aisle at west end has probably C12 walling with a 3-light C15 window.

Late C15 south doorway has a pointed, moulded head and continuous moulded jambs with run-out stops and a triangular chamfered rear arch.

South chapel, late C15, with C16 widening in south west corner

east wall contains a C15 window of 3 cinquefoil lights in a square head below a moulded label with head stops.

South wall has a much restored C15 window.

West of this, the recess-like C16 exterior has a window of 2 elliptical headed lights in a square head with chamfered reveals.

The south porch is C16 with the porch arch reconstructed in C17

the parapet includes two C16 gargoyles and a corbel with the Trenchard monogram, now supporting a C20 cross.

Nave with clear storey, has five windows, 3 two-light C15 windows, clasped in square heads interspersed with single light C12 windows

The short chancel has a C17 east window reset inside out, of four lights with vertical tracery in a 4-centred moulded head with moulded splays and has a chamfered label, now on inside.

West tower and adjoining vestries acting as extensions of aisles, built early C16 by Thomas Trenchard and bearing his monogram on the west buttresses.

Embattled parapet, gargoyles and crocketed pinnacles.

North aisle: rebuilt later C19, east and west ends are gabled with re-used C12 corbels as kneelers.

East window, C15 reset of 2 cinquefoil lights in a square head with moulded label and head stops.

The four reset windows, between buttresses, are all C15 with C20 repairs and similar to the window in the east wall.

Nave, north arcade 4 bays of C12 two centred arches springing from columns with scalloped capitals with voluted corners and moulded bases.

Supporting the roof trusses are a number of reset C15 corbels.

Fittings: bells, brass and indents, remains of cross clock, see RCHM.

Font probably C12 recut

reshaped in C15.

Monuments and floor slabs, recorded in RCHM, note south chapel (Wolfeton) monuments, ie canopied table-tombs of Trenchard family, C16.

Early C16.

Pulpit, oak, octagonal with moulded and jewel ornamented plinth, modern base, sides in two heights of panelling with enriched framing, enriched guilloche rails and cornices.

Piscina, Plate, Royal Arms, Sundials, Weathervane and Miscellanes recorded in RCHM entry.

For further detail on individual monuments refer to: (RCHM Dorset III p 60(l))