Bourton (St. George)

St. George's Church, Bourton, Dorset (July, 2015)

Sources:

• John Hutchins, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by William Shipp and J.W. Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols, 1861-1873.
• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 105.
• F.P. Pitfield, Dorset parish churches, A-D. Milborne Port: Dorset Publishing Company, 1981, pp. 87-89.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 4, North Dorset. London: HMSO, 1972, p. 3.

Current church guide:

Leaflet entitled: A warm welcome to the Parish of Upper Stour, Diocese of Salisbury.
There was no church guide on the two occasions that I have visited (January 2001, April 2009) but there was a small blue leaflet introducing the work of the church in the parishes of Bourton, Kilmington, Stourton and Zeals. Note that all of the other parishes within this team ministry are in Wiltshire. Nearby Penselwood is over the diocesan (and county) boundaries (Bath and Wells).

Bells:

6, 12-1-6 in G.

The 4th was cast by James Wells (Aldbourne) in 1813, the remainder by Mears & Stainbank (London) in 1905.

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 11 January 2016.