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Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey
Map
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipCentral/Catholic
Websitewww.sherborneabbey.com
History
Founded705
Founder(s)St Aldhelm
DedicationSt Mary the Virgin
Architecture
StyleSaxon, Norman, Perpendicular
Years built705, c. 1050, c. 1130–80, c. 1380–1500
Specifications
Length240ft (73m)
Nave width66ft (23m)
Width across transepts100ft (30.5m)
Nave height~60ft (18m)
Tower height109ft (33m)
Bells10, ring of 8
Tenor bell weight46-0-5 (2339kg)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseSalisbury
ArchdeaconrySherborne
DeanerySherborne
BeneficeSherborne w Castleton, Lillington and Longburton
ParishSherborne with Castleton
Clergy
Bishop(s)Karen Gorham
RectorThe Revd Martin Lee
Vicar(s)The Revd Jim Edie
ArchdeaconPenny Sayer
Laity
Organist/Director of musicJames Henderson
Organist(s)Peter Bray
Coat of arms of Sherborne Abbey

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.

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