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Travellers could be forgiven for suddenly imagining themselves in the Rhine Valley when the extraordinary tower of this ancient church comes into view.

The 'Beacon on a Hill', notable for its John Pett's mosaic rood cross and sprawling graveyard.

Beautifully set in a pretty, rambling, village, and with an early 16th century priests' house next door, St Andrew's is an exceptionally attractive church, and has one of only three medieval spires to be found in Dorset.

The great golden Hamstone bulk of Sherborne Abbey presides benignly over its little medieval town.

St Paul’s church at Bisterne was designated a chapel of ease, three miles south of the parish church

A church is known to have stood on this site since before the compiling of the Doomsday Book in which Patcham was registered as Piceham.

A warm welcome to our glorious early 12th century building with 22m tower, used as a navigation marker and a recently restored, incredibly beautiful, east window.

A very fine Grade I listed church built around 1370 in water meadows, it was originally moated.

Heathfield son, Revd Robert Hunt, vicar of All Saints church, sailed to America in 1606 and founded Jamestown.

The present church at South Bersted dates back to 1405, when it was consecrated and dedicated by the Bishop Reade of Chichester before a large congregation.

Imagine a time when this coastal parish and nearby Pagham Harbour (now a wetland nature reserve) was busy with maritime trade and it is easy to see why this should have been the largest church in the area.

The church probably dates back to the 12th century and the two especially interesting architectural features are the tower and south porch.