St. Michael, Steeple, Dorset

Description

The church of St. Michael, situated near the centre of the parish, is an edifice of stone, mostly in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, a small north nave, aisle belonging to Creech Grange, another small south chancel aisle belonging to the Blackmanstone farm, and a tower containing 3 bells: the south doorway is Norman: there is a memorial window to the Rev. Canon Nathaniel Bond (d. 1889) and his wife, and to G. H. Bond esq. formerly M.P. for East Dorset: there are 250 sittings.

Church Records

The register dates from the year 1548: the entries of the Bond family can be traced to the reign of Edward VI. 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).