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All Saints Churchyard

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Location	:	Mapperton, West Dorset District, England
Phone	:	01308 862645
Website	:	mapperton.com
Coordinate	:	50.7943046, -2.7060315
Description	:	The medieval church of All Saints stands beside the later Tudor manor of Mapperton House. There is not a traditional grave yard on the church grounds, but the grave of a previous owner is just outside the church door. The church dates to the 12th century, though the first written record comes from 1291 when it was mentioned as a chapel of Netherbury church. The now truncated west tower is of 15th century origin. The medieval building was restored in 1704 by Richard Brodrepp and once again in 1846, using the golden-colored Ham Hill stone that makes the exterior... Read More	The medieval church of All Saints stands beside the later Tudor manor of Mapperton House. There is not a traditional grave yard on the church grounds, but the grave of a previous owner is just outside the church door. The church dates to the 12th century, though the first written record comes from 1291 when it was mentioned as a chapel of Netherbury church. The now truncated west tower is of 15th century origin. The medieval building was restored in 1704 by Richard Brodrepp and once again in 1846, using the golden-colored Ham Hill stone that makes the exterior seem to glow in the sunlight. Inside the church, the oldest feature is a cylindrical 12th-century baptismal font, set on a modern base. The font has a plain upper section and scallop decoration on the lower section. The choir stalls and finely carved pulpit are Jacobean, and the communion rails were installed in 1704. The lectern is made of wrought-iron, inspired by a GF Bodley design and modeled after a medieval lectern in Paris. One of the most interesting features is a series of 16th and 17th-century roundels of painted glass set into the nave windows. There are large English roundels depicting coats of arms of local families, probably brought here from Mapperton House. Below these are Flemish roundels, bought in London by another Richard Brodrepp in 1768. Some of these carry coats of arms, but other roundels show Biblical scenes, including the Crucifixion and figures of saints. One of the oldest pieces was made in France around 1509 and depicts the head of a woman. Other roundels show St Agnes with lambs (1525), St Ambrose with a beehive (1525), the Prodigal Son feeding swine (1525), and Prudentia with a mirror (1540). The church is full of fascinating memorials. The most impressive is to Richard Brodrepp (d. 1737) and his offspring George and Etheldred. The memorial was sculpted by Peter Scheemakers, who created the monument to William Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. On the altar is an Italian crucifix made in 1700, and over the vestry door is the top of an Italian processional cross dated to the early 18th century.

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All Saints Churchyard is located at Mapperton Estate, Mapperton, Beaminster, Dorset Mapperton, West Dorset District ,Dorset , DT8 3NREngland.
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Latitude: 50.7943046
Longitude: -2.7060315

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