Historic Churches of Purbeck

The Isle of Purbeck hosts a diverse collection of religious sites, from the remote, square-shaped Norman chapel of St Aldhelm to the rare Anglo-Saxon architecture of St Martin on the Walls. In Wareham, Lady St Mary preserves 8th-century inscribed stones and a medieval lead font. The list also includes the 'Cathedral of the Purbecks' at Kingston and the church at Tyneham, which now serves as a museum for the abandoned village, illustrating centuries of local history.

St. Aldhelm's Chapel

St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset.

St Mary's Church

13th-century church located in the abandoned village of Tyneham. Now serving as a museum, it features displays on the village's history and its 1943 evacuation by Allied forces.

St Martin on the Walls

St Martin's Church, Wareham, sometimes St Martin's-on-the-walls, is an Anglo-Saxon church in the town of Wareham in Dorset, England.

St James

The Church of St James is the parish church for the village of Kingston, located on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.

Lady St Mary

A large Wareham church with Saxon origins, containing five 8th-century stones with Brittonic inscriptions. It also features a rare 12th-century hexagonal lead font, one of only thirty in England.

St Edward the Martyr

A 13th-century church in Corfe Castle village dedicated to the teenage King Edward, who was murdered nearby in 978 AD. The building features a 15th-century tower and Victorian restorations.