St Giles
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
St Giles church stands beside picturesque almshouse and near to the great house of the Ashley Coopers, Earls of Shaftesbury.
Tiny and remote, the whitewashed church at Chalbury dates back as far as the 12th century but contains a full 18th century set of perfectly preserved furnishings, including three decker pulpit, squire's pew and box pews.
Chalbury, Dorset
Opposite the squire's pew is a row of seats for servants, while some of the enclosed pews were reserved for different farms in the area.
The nave is separated from the chancel by a delightful arch supported on slender wooden pillars.
Wimborne St Giles, Dorset
St Giles church stands beside picturesque almshouse and near to the great house of the Ashley Coopers, Earls of Shaftesbury.
Colehill, Dorset
Wimbourne, Dorset
This is a large and exciting church founded, like Sherborne in 705; a nunnery here was dissolved in the 11th century and a college of canons served the parish until the Dissolution.