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| Lady St. Mary Church, Wareham | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Founded | circa 800[1] |
| Dedication | Saint Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed[2] |
| Designated | 7 May 1952 |
| Style | Norman, Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Salisbury |
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,[3] and for the discovery of five stones with Brittonic inscriptions dating to the 7th to 9th centuries.[3][4] A notable feature is the unique hexagonal lead font dating to around 1200. The Anglo-Saxon nave was demolished in 1842.[5]
- ^ Gem, Richard (1993). "Journal of the British Archaeological Association". 146. British Archaeological Association: 42.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of Lady St Mary (Grade I) (1120029)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b Cramp, Rosemary (2006). Corpus of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in England, Volume 7. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-726334-1.
- ^ "Wareham Lady St. Mary | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Friar, Stephen (1996). A companion to the English parish church. Sutton Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-7509-1829-9.