Whitchurch Canonicorum (St. Wite)

The Parish Church of St. Candida (or St. Wite) and Holy Cross, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset.

Sources:

• Betjeman, J., Sir John Betjeman's guide to English parish churches, revised and updated by Nigel Kerr. London: HarperCollins, 1993, p. 186.
• Dorset Historic Churches Trust, Dorset Churches. [Dorchester]: DHCT, 1988, p. 56.
• Hope, M., Dorset. In: Humphrey, S.C., ed., Blue guide: churches and chapels of southern England. London: Black; New York: Norton, 1991, pp. 202-204.
• Hutchins, J. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset, 3rd ed., edited by W. Shipp and J.W. Hodson, Westminster: J.B. Nichols, 1861-1873, Vol. x.
• Jenkins, S. England's thousand best churches. London: Allen Lane, the Penguin Press, 1999, p. 163.
• Mee, A., ed., Dorset: Thomas Hardy's country. The King's England. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939, pp. 284-287.
• Newman, J. and Pevsner, N., The buildings of England: Dorset. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1972, pp. 458-460.
• Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), An inventory of historical monuments in the County of Dorset, Vol. 1, West Dorset. London: HMSO, 1952, pp. 260-263.
• Sackett, T. and Sackett, E., Francis Frith's Dorset Churches. Salisbury: Frith Book Co., 2000, pp. 20-22.
• Whitchurch Church History, Golden Cap Benefice: http://www.goldencapbenefice.org.uk/whitchurch-church-history

St Wita's shrine, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset.

Bells:

8, 17-0-18 in D.

Carving of axe and ship, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset.

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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 5 August 2009.