Winterborne Tomson
| Winterborne Tomson | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SY884973 |
| Location: | 50°46’34"N, 2°9’54"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | DT11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Winterborne Tomson is a village in northern Dorset.
The first element of the village's name, 'Winterborne' comes from the River Winterborne, which flows from west to east through the village.[1] The river only flows overground during the winter, hence the name.
To the west is Anderson and to the east Winterborne Zelston. The river flows through both these villages too.
St Andrew's Church
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This former parish church is named after St Andrew. It is a small twelfth century building, with flint and rubble stone walls and a chamfered plinth. The roof is tiled with stone eaves courses, and there is a small timber bell-cote at the west end. The oak door is heavily studded. Inside it has a vaulted roof, white-washed walls and a flag-stoned floor.
There is a late mediæval gallery with a panelled front at the west end. The box pews are eighteenth century, as are the other furnishings of the church which were given by Archbishop William Wake (1657–1737) of Canterbury.[2] According to Nikolaus Pevsner, it is "a gem of a village church, sufficiently different from others to arrest attention."[3]
The church is a Grade I listed building. It fell into disrepair in the early twentieth century however and was declared a redundant church, being placed in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust,[4] on 1 June 1972, and was vested in the Trust two years later.[5]
Tomson Farmhouse
The picturesque stone Tomson Farmhouse dates from the early 17th century and is Grade II* listed. According to Pevsner, it is a building of "real architectural interest." The building is probably copied from Winterborne Clenston Manor.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Walking the River Winterborne" (pdf). Dorset: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 24 April 2009. http://www.dorsetaonb.org.uk/assets/downloads/Winterbournes_Wetlands/Winterborne_Leaflet_final_copy.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Dorset, 1972 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09598-2
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Dorset, 1972 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09598-2page 486
- ↑ "St Andrew's Church, Winterborne Tomson, Dorset". Churches Conservation Trust. http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Andrews-Church-Winterborne-Tomson-Dorset/. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ (PDF) Diocese of Salisbury: All Schemes, Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 12, http://www.churchofengland.org/media/811097/salisbury%20-%20all%20schemes.pdf, retrieved 25 August 2016
- ↑ Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Dorset, 1972 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09598-2page 487
