St Peter's Church, Winterborne Came

St Peter's Church in Winterborne Came, Dorset, England was built in the 14th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 March 1989.[3]

St Peter's Church
Location	Winterborne Came, Dorset, England
Coordinates	50°41′40.1″N 2°25′09.9″W
Built	14th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	Parish Church of St Peter
Designated	26 January 1956[1]
Reference no.	1323962
Location of St Peter's Church in Dorset

The nave dates from the 14th century and the current chancel is from a 15th-century rebuilding. Later in the 15th century the west tower was added and the nave refenestrated. The interior includes an octagonal 14th century font and an oak pulpit from 1624.[1]

The Revd William Barnes, the English writer, poet, minister, and philologist, was the rector of the church[2] from 1862 to 1886. He is buried in the churchyard beneath a Celtic cross. The plinth of the cross has the inscription: 'In Memory of William Barnes, Died 7 October 1886. Aged 86 Years. For 24 Years Rector of this Parish. This Memorial was raised to his Memory by his Children and Grandchildren."[4]