Hooke (St. Giles)

St. Giles's Church, Hooke, Dorset

In the beautiful country between Maiden Newton and Beaminster, St. Giles Church in Hooke is one of my personal favorites. The building seems to be looked after well by the village community and the aisle is used to host a set of interesting historical sources. The church itself was restored in the 19th century.

Sources:

• John Hutchins, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by William Shipp and James Whitworth Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols and Sons, 1861-1873.
• John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 234.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset. London: HMSO, 1952, pp. 125-126.

To Dorset Churches Index Page

Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 7 September 2014.