Sherborne Abbey | |
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![]() Sherborne Abbey | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Central/Catholic |
Website | www.sherborneabbey.com |
History | |
Founded | 705 |
Founder(s) | St Aldhelm |
Dedication | St Mary the Virgin |
Architecture | |
Style | Saxon, Norman, Perpendicular |
Years built | 705, c. 1050, c. 1130–80, c. 1380–1500 |
Specifications | |
Length | 240ft (73m) |
Nave width | 66ft (23m) |
Width across transepts | 100ft (30.5m) |
Nave height | ~60ft (18m) |
Tower height | 109ft (33m) |
Bells | 10, ring of 8 |
Tenor bell weight | 46-0-5 (2339kg) |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Salisbury |
Archdeaconry | Sherborne |
Deanery | Sherborne |
Benefice | Sherborne w Castleton, Lillington and Longburton |
Parish | Sherborne with Castleton |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Karen Gorham |
Rector | The Revd Martin Lee |
Vicar(s) | The Revd Jim Edie |
Archdeacon | Penny Sayer |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | James Henderson |
Organist(s) | Peter Bray |
Sherborne Abbey, otherwise the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Sherborne in the English county of Dorset. It has been a Saxon cathedral (705–1075), a Benedictine abbey church (998–1539), and since 1539, a parish church.