Up Cerne (dedication unknown)
Up Cerne Church
Up Cerne (or Upcerne) church is built of banded flint and stone rubble,
with freestone dressings. The chancel dates back to the 16th century, but
most of the rest of the church (including the tower) was rebuilt in
1870. The church is situated just to the north of Upcerne Manor.
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, 1861-1870, Vol. x, pp. x.
- Arthur Mee, ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's
England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, pp. 269-270.
- John Newman and Nikolaus Pevsner, The buildings of England:
Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, p. 432.
- Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An Inventory
of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset.
London: HMSO, 1952, p. 86.
Bells:
Raven (1903, p. 147) reported that there were three bells; the Tenor
with a diameter of 19 in. and a height of 15½ in. All three were
inscribed: "Mears and Stainbank founders London GEB. 1871."
- Raven, J.J., 1903, The church bells of Dorset.
Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field
Club, Vol. 24, pp. 147.
Up Cerne Church
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