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Wimborne Minster
The official site for this church dedicated to St Cuthburga, who founded a nunnery in Wimborne c.705. The present church is mainly Norman. Outline history included.

Breedon and Worthington, Leicestershire
The official site contains a detailed history, description and bibliography by Brian Williams of the Saxon church of Breedon-on-the-Hill, notable for its sculptures. Plan and drawings.

All Saints' Church, Brixworth
Photographs, plan, model, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.

Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst
Photograph and brief history of this tiny Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Odda, Earl of the Hwicce, by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.

Anglo-Saxon Churches in Britain
David Nash Ford introduces the topic in Britannia Internet Magazine. Links to pages on specific churches.

St Mary's Priory Church, Deerhurst
Photographs and history of this Anglo-Saxon church by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.

St. Laurence Church, Bradford-on-Avon
Photographs, plan, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon chapel by Stephanie James from Britannia Internet Magazine.

St. Mary's Church, Sompting
Photographs, models, history, discussion and bibliography on this Anglo-Saxon church by Stephanie James and David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.

Monkwearmouth Parish
The parish web-site provides a history and photographs of the ancient church of St Peter, founded 674, though much rebuilt in the 1870s.

The Discovery of Anglo-Saxon Architecture
An illustrated article from the Ecclesiological Society about the work of Thomas Rickman - the first to recognise the Anglo-Saxon style of architecture - at Barton-on-Humber.


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