Wimborne Minster

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Wimborne Minster

Wimborne Minster

This picture shows one of the two towers of the Minster church in Wimborne, Dorset. Much of the present building dates from the 12th century and was constructed in the Norman style, but its origins go back much further.

The Minster is dedicated to St. Cuthburga – sister to King Ina, King of the West Saxons. St. Cuthburga founded a Benedictine Nunnery here in c. A.D. 705. There was also a monastery located here.

In 871, Alfred the Great buried his brother Ethelred in the Minster. Ethelred was mortally wounded in a battle at Martin, near Cranborne.

The Nunnery was destroyed by the Danes in 1013 during one of their incursions into Wessex and never rebuilt.

The Minster Library was founded in 1686 and is the second largest Chained Library in the country and also one of the first public libraries.

Date: 28th June 2008

Click here to see the Minster’s famous Quarterjack

Wimborne Minster belongs to the following groups:

Historic Churches, Religious Art & Photography and Wessex UK - ancient and modern

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