Winterborne Stickland

St Mary’s Church

West Street, Winterborne Stickland, Dorset, DT11 0NT.

Contacts

Michael Trevett – Churchwarden – 01258 881295
Richard D’Silva – Treasurer – 01258 880118
Heather Somerville – Churchwarden – hcsomerville@aol.com

Weekly Individual Prayer

Open Saturdays – 9am to 3pm.

Throughout lockdown, Winterborne Stickland church will be open to all for individual prayer on Saturdays from 9am to 3pm.
Whenever possible, Rev’d Lewis Pearson will pray here on the Saturday morning.

Please note, it is a legal requirement to wear a mask.
Hand sanitizer will be available.

Local Links

Stickleberries Day Nursery
The Pamela Hambro Village Hall – regular events and available to hire.

Church History and Interesting Facts

‘The chancel and nave of St. Mary’s Church dates back to the 13th Century’…
Read More at Dorset Building Stone
‘After the church, the oldest building to survive in the village today is Quarlestone Farm. This farm is thought to have been most likely established as a grant of land by William I‘..
Read more at Dorset Ancestors

Church Bells

We have four bells:
Treble – Acquired from Shiplake in 2010 – tuned to D – 4¼ cwt
2nd. Dated 1905 (“serve the Lord”) – Thomas Blackburn, Salisbury 4½ cwt
3rd. Dated 1622 – John Wallis, Salisbury 5¾ cwt
Tenor dated 1626 (“give thanks to God”) – John Dainton & Richard Turk, Salisbury 7 cwt
Practice night
First Thursday in the month 7.30 – 9pm – please visit.