Historic churches · South East England
St Mary's Church, Long Crichel
St Mary's Church, Long Crichel — grade II listed church in Long Crichel, East Dorset, Dorset, England, UK.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Mary's Church, Long Crichel is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1851. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "grade II listed church in Long Crichel, East Dorset, Dorset, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8919°, -2.0334°.
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Heritage listing
St Mary's Church is in the village of Long Crichel, Dorset, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church that has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2010. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Mary's Church is in the village of Long Crichel, Dorset, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church that has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2010. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The tower of the church dates from the 15th century, and the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1851. and was vested in the Friends of Friendless Churches during 2010.
Architecture
The church is constructed in bands of ashlar and flint, with ashlar dressings. Its roofs are tiled; it has stone slate at the margins, and stone copings. The plan consists of a nave, an apsidal chancel, north and south transepts, and a west tower. It is in two stages, with diagonal buttresses on the west corners, and a stair turret to the north. In its lower stage is a three-light west window and a south doorway with a gabled porch inscribed with a bishop's mitre. In the upper stage are two-light bell openings with pointed heads. At the summit of the tower is an embattled parapet, pinnacles, and gargoyles. Along the sides of the nave are square-headed two-light windows. The south transept…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.8919, -2.0334
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Crichel
- Postcode
- BH21 5LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Established
- 1851
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594370 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Long Crichel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Long Crichel, parish church of St. Mary - geograph.org.uk - 516500.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Mary's Church, Long Crichel?
- St Mary's Church, Long Crichel is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH21 5LF), in the parish of Crichel.
- When was St Mary's Church, Long Crichel built?
- Built or established in 1851.
- Is St Mary's Church, Long Crichel a listed building?
- St Mary's Church, Long Crichel is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St Mary's Church, Long Crichel a protected site?
- Yes — St Mary's Church, Long Crichel is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Mary's Church, Long Crichel free to visit?
- Yes, St Mary's Church, Long Crichel is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Mary's Church, Long Crichel?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BH21 5LF. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.