Hilfield
| Hilfield | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas Church, Hilfield | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST634050 |
| Location: | 50°50’36"N, 2°31’16"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 50 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
Hilfield is a small, scattered village in western Dorset, standing under the scarp face of the Dorset Downs seven miles south of Sherborne. A 2013 estimate of the parish population was 50.
Hilfield parish church, dedicated to St Nicholas, has late 13th- or early 14th-century origins, though the present building dates from the 15th century and was substantially altered in 1848.[1] It has wooden parquet flooring and notable carved bench ends, possibly moved from Cerne Abbey and thought to be Flemish but of unknown age. The pulpit and seating have 16th-century panelling. This is one of the smallest of parish churches in the Church of England.[2]
Outside the village is Hilfield Friary, an Anglican monastic community, centred on Franciscan brothers of the Anglican Society of St Francis. The Hilfield community is made up of Franciscan Brothers and others who join them; the community encourages environmental sustainability within the Franciscan ethos of peace, faith and justice.[3]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1151982: Church of St Nicholas, Hilfield
- ↑ Roland Gant (1980). Dorset Villages. Robert Hale Ltd. pp. 71–2. ISBN 0 7091 8135 3.
- ↑ "The Hilfield Project". BBC. 25 March 2009. https://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2009/03/25/hilfield_project_feature.shtml. Retrieved 13 February 2014.