St. Laurence, Farnham, Dorset

Description

The parish church of St. Laurence, a building of rubble and stone in mixed styles, consists of chancel, nave, north aisle, and an embattled tower, with pinnacles, containing 2 bells: the entrance is through the base of the tower: in 1886 the chancel was rebuilt, in the Gothic style, at a cost of about £450, in memory of Mrs. Grace Keay Lee, to whom a tablet has been erected: there are 150 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials begins in 1737. The original register books are now deposited with the Dorset Archives Service, but have been digitised by Ancestry.co.uk and made available on their site (subscription required).