Lady St Mary Church, Wareham

Name: Lady St Mary Church
Address: 18 Church St, Wareham, BH20 4ND, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1929 552684

#7 among attractions in Wareham

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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. ()

Coordinates: 50°41'3"N, 2°6'28"W

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18 Church StWareham BH20 4ND United Kingdom

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+44 1929 552684

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Lady St Mary Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wareham Town Museum, Wareham Castle and town defences, St Martin's Church, Purbeck District.

~790 ftNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Wareham Town Museum, Wareham
4 min walk • Wareham Town Museum tells the story of the Wareham area of Dorset in southern England from prehistoric times to the present day, with a special exhibition on Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby.
~1040 ftW
Forts and castles
Wareham Castle and town defences, Wareham
6 min walk • Wareham Castle and the town defences, known locally as the Walls, were fortifications in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England.
~1900 ftNW
Church
St Martin's Church, Wareham
10 min walk • St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of Wareham, Dorset in England. It is the most complete example of an Anglo-Saxon church in Dorset. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~810 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Purbeck District, Wareham
4 min walk • Purbeck was a local government district in Dorset, England. The district was named after the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula that forms a large proportion of the district's area.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lady St Mary Church?

Nearby attractions include Wareham Town Museum, Wareham (4 min walk), Purbeck District, Wareham (4 min walk), Wareham Castle and town defences, Wareham (6 min walk), St Martin's Church, Wareham (10 min walk).