St. Peter, Chetnole, Dorset

Description

The parish church of St. Peter is a handsome stone building in the Third Pointed style, consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north aisle, south porch, and embattled western tower with pinnacles with clock and 3 bells; the tower was rebuilt in the year 1580: the chancel and north aisle were added about 1860, and in 1897 the roof of the chancel was renewed and the bell cage repaired at a cost of £190: there are 230 sittings.

St. Peter, Chetnole

Church Records

The parish register of baptisms, marriages and burials begins in 1827. 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).