Chedington (Former Church of St. James)

St. James's Church, Chedington, Dorset

The old Church of St. James is now a private residence, so please note that there is NO public access. The old church building, however, can be seen from the main road. It dates from 1840-41 and was designed by R. Carver. The parish is now combined with that of South Perrott.

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, Vol. x, pp. x.
• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 148.
• F.P. Pitfield, Dorset parish churches, A-D. Milborne Port: Dorset Publishing Company, 1981, pp. 174-175.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset. London: HMSO, 1952, p. 89.

Bells:

There is currently an empty bellcote. The bell formerly resident was said to date from 1610 (RCHME).

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 9 June 2010.