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Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham

Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham — church in Wareham, Dorset, England, UK.

Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham

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Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 750. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Wareham, Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6843°, -2.1077°.

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The parish church of Lady St. Mary, Wareham is a church of Anglo-Saxon origin in the town of Wareham, Dorset, in England. The church is notable as the possible burial place of King Beorhtric, and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries. A notable feature is the unique hexagonal lead font dating to around 1200. The Anglo-Saxon nave was demolished in 1842.

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Coordinates
50.6843, -2.1077
District
Dorset
Parish
Wareham Town
Postcode
BH20 4ND
Parliamentary constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham?
Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 50.6843°, -2.1077°.
When was Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham built?
Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham dates to the Anglo-Saxon era. The exact year of origin is not recorded in our open-data sources.
Is Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham a listed building?
Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.