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Parish Church of SS Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra

A Grade II* Listed Building in Moreton, Dorset

  • Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra

  • Church of Ss Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra

  • St Nicholas: built in 1776 for James Frampton in Georgian Gothick style; apse at east end; windows of three lights with cusped intersected tracery

  • St Nicholas: from the south with tower and side chapels

  • St Nicholas: north aisle added 1841 with similar windows; west porch added 1848

  • St Nicholas: wide c18 nave with plaster rib vault added in 1843

  • St Nicholas: James Frampton of Moreton, d.1523, with inscription, scroll (with text from Psalm 51) & shield with Frampton arms

  • St Nicholas: inscription from the brass to James Moreton, d.1523

  • St Nicholas: memorial to Mary Houlton of Farley Castle, d.1762, wife of James Frampton of Moreton; frame sprinkled with flowers

  • St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

  • South door to St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

  • East apse of St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

  • East apse of St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

  • West window and door, St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

  • North aisle of St Nicholas, Moreton, Dorset

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Entry Name: Parish Church of SS Magnus the Martyr and Nicholas of Myra

Listing Date: 20 November 1959

Last Amended: 2 October 1984

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1172650

English Heritage Legacy ID: 108643

ID on this website: 101172650

Location: St Nicholas's Church, Dorset, DT2

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Moreton

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Moreton St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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