Historic churches · South West England
St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck)
In or near Kingston.
St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) — church in Kingston, near Wareham, Dorset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Corfe Castle · 2.6 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St James's Church in Kingston, the nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, which is 2.6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BH20 5LL. Entry to the church is free.
About
St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1880. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Kingston, near Wareham, Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.6157°, -2.0642°.
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Heritage listing
The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The church is a notable example of the Gothic Revival style and is a Grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
From the 12th century, Kingston was a chapelry of nearby Corfe Castle, served by a chapel of ease in the east of the village. In 1833, John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, demolished the old chapel and rebuilt it, at his own expense, on the same site to become the parish church. The new chapel, dedicated to St James, was designed in the Gothic Revival style by George Stanley Repton and followed the plan of the original chapel. This was a massive sum of money for such a tiny village, and according to the National Archives, equivalent to more than £4.3 million in 2017. The church remained as a private chapel for the Eldon estate until 1921, when the now Lord Eldon conveyed the entire chapel to the…
Architecture
Entering the nave from the narthex, it is formed of four bays, aisled, with a clerestory above. The nave arcades are decorated with dog-tooth carvings, with minor differences between those on the south and north arcades, and stiff-leaf capitals. The nave aisle windows depict biblical figures and saints, which are attributed to Clayton and Bell. which was designed by Street and executed by Clayton and Bell.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6157, -2.0642
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Corfe Castle
- Postcode
- BH20 5LL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Established
- 1880
- Nearest railway station
- Corfe Castle — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16900484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St James's Church, Kingston, Purbeck (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kingston, parish church of St. James - geograph.org.uk - 513887.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck)?
- St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5LL), in the parish of Corfe Castle.
- What is St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck)?
- St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) — church in Kingston, near Wareham, Dorset, England, UK.
- How do I get to St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck)?
- The nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode BH20 5LL.
- When was St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) built?
- Built or established in 1880.
- Is St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) a listed building?
- St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) a protected site?
- Yes — St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) free to visit?
- Yes, St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck) is free to enter.
- How do I get to St James's Church, Kingston (Isle of Purbeck)?
- The nearest railway station is Corfe Castle, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5LL.