St. John the Evangelist, Hinton Martell, Dorset

Description

The parish church of St. John the Evangelist, rebuilt on the site of the old edifice in 1870, is an edifice of stone erected in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north transept, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells: the stained east window was presented by Sir Richard Glyn bart.; there is also one erected by the Freemasons to Henry Charles Burt, and one by Mr. Henry Burt in memory of his father: the church affords 200 sittings.

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials begins in 1661. 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).