| St Peter's Church | |
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| Location | Winterborne Came, Dorset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°41′40.1″N 2°25′09.9″W / 50.694472°N 2.419417°W |
| Built | 14th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Parish Church of St Peter |
| Designated | 26 January 1956[1] |
| Reference no. | 1323962 |
  Location of St Peter's Church in Dorset | |
St Peter's Church in Winterborne Came, Dorset, England was built in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 March 1989.[3]
The nave dates from the 14th century and the current chancel is from a 15th-century rebuilding. Later in the 15th century the west tower was added and the nave refenestrated. The interior includes an octagonal 14th century font and an oak pulpit from 1624.[1]
The Revd William Barnes, the English writer, poet, minister, and philologist, was the rector of the church[2] from 1862 to 1886. He is buried in the churchyard beneath a Celtic cross. The plinth of the cross has the inscription: 'In Memory of William Barnes, Died 7 October 1886. Aged 86 Years. For 24 Years Rector of this Parish. This Memorial was raised to his Memory by his Children and Grandchildren."[4]
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Parish Church of St Peter, Winterborne Came (1323962)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
- ^ a b St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came, Dorset, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ Diocese of Salisbury: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 12, retrieved 2 April 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Barnes Monument 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Peter, Winterborne Came (1303898)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015