Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey, otherwise the Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin, is a Church of England church in Sherborne in the English county of Dorset. It was formerly a Saxon Catholic cathedral and a Benedictine abbey church, before becoming a Church of England parish church in 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries.
- Anglican church
- …lies at an elevation of around 210 feet (60 metres)
- …is also known as “Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin”
- Description: church building in Dorset, England, UK
- Address: Sherborne
- Email: parishsecretary@sherborneabbey.com
Places of Interest Nearby
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Sherborne Museum
Sherborne Museum is an independent, community-run museum located in the centre of Sherborne, Dorset.
Sherborne railway station
Sherborne railway station serves the town of Sherborne in Dorset, England.
1,300 feet southeast of Sherborne Abbey
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Longburton
Longburton or Long Burton is a village in Dorset, England, three miles south of Sherborne.
2 miles south of Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey
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Latitude
50.94667° or 50° 56′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.51659° or 2° 30′ 60″ west
Open location code
9C2VWFWM+M9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = anglican
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Sherborne Abbey” goes by many names.
Abadia de SherborneCatalan
دێری شێربۆرنCentral Kurdish
謝爾本大教堂Chinese
Sherborneska opatijaCroatian
შერბორნის სააბატოGeorgian
𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉Gothic
Αβαείο του ΣέρμπορνGreek
כנסיית שרבורןHebrew
Abbazia di SherborneItalian
Sherborne AbbeyItalian
シェアボーン・アビーJapanese
シェアボーン寺院Japanese
دیر شربورنPersian
Sherborne AbbeySerbo-Croatian
Sherborneska opatijaSerbo-Croatian
Sherborne AbbeySwedish
Sherborne ManastırıTurkish
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