Longham United Reformed Church

Last updated
The church in 2013. Longham United Reformed Church, Dorset.jpg
The church in 2013.

Longham United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church near Longham near Ferndown in Dorset, England.

History

The church was built in 1841 and was listed in 1974. [1] The church is constructed with white brickwork in Flemish Bond and yellow brick arches with dressings of Portland stone. [2]

In 2023, it was reported that the church was being sold. [3] The pre-school which had used the church for 60 years moved to Parley Community Centre. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dorset</span> County of England

Dorset is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south-east, the English Channel to the south, and Devon to the west. The largest settlement is Bournemouth, and the county town is Dorchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wimborne Minster</span> Town in Dorset, England

Wimborne Minster is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole, on the Dorset Heaths, and is part of the South East Dorset conurbation. According to Office for National Statistics data the population of the Wimborne Minster built-up area as of 2014 was 15,552.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mere, Wiltshire</span> Market town in Wiltshire, England

Mere is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the extreme southwestern tip of Salisbury Plain, close to the borders of Somerset and Dorset. The parish includes the hamlets of Barrow Street, Burton, Charnage, Limpers Hill, Rook Street and Southbrook.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beaminster</span> Human settlement in England

Beaminster is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England, approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of the county town Dorchester. It is sited in a bowl-shaped valley near the source of the small River Brit. The population of Beaminster parish was recorded as 3,177 in the 2021 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ferndown</span> Town in Dorset, England

Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in southern England, immediately to the north of Bournemouth and Poole. The parish, which until 1972 was called Hampreston, includes the communities of Hampreston, Longham, Stapehill and Trickett's Cross. At the 2011 Census, the population of the parish was 26,559, making Ferndown the largest inland town in Dorset in terms of population, being larger than Dorchester.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sturminster Marshall</span> Village and civil parish in England

Sturminster Marshall is a village and civil parish in the east of Dorset in England, situated on the River Stour between Blandford Forum and Poole. The parish had a population of 1,895 at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,969 at the 2011 Census and includes the village of Almer west of Sturminster Marshall, near Winterborne Zelston and the hamlet of Henbury to the south-east of the village. The village is twinned with the French commune of Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy. The appropriate electoral ward is called 'Stour'. From Sturminster Marshall the ward goes east to Pamphill, with a total population of 2,582.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

North Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Simon Hoare of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Christchurch is a constituency in Dorset represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Sir Christopher Chope of the Conservative Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church Ope Cove</span>

Church Ope Cove is a small secluded beach on the sheltered eastern side of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, southern England, and is part of the Jurassic Coast. It is found close to the village of Wakeham. The beach has many unusual features for the Isle of Portland. The beach used to be sandy, but quarry debris now covers the sand, and has been worn into rounded pebbles. The pebbles cover a small stream which runs to the sea, which is one of the few active streams remaining on the Isle of Portland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South East Dorset conurbation</span> Population centre in Southern England

The South East Dorset conurbation is a multi-centred conurbation on the south coast of Dorset in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Museum of East Dorset</span> Museum in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, UK

The Museum of East Dorset is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster. The museum occupies a historic Grade II* listed building, a hall house dating from the late 16th or early 17th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Reformed Church, Portland</span> Church in Dorset, England

The United Reformed Church is a former United Reformed Church in Chiswell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It was founded in 1825 and closed in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St John's Church, Portland</span> Church in Dorset, England

St. John's Church is an Anglican Church of England church in Fortuneswell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. It was built between 1838–40 and has been a Listed Grade II building since January 1951. The churchyard walls, gate piers, railings, and steps of St. John's Church, dating from 1839–40, became Grade II Listed in September 1978. At this same time, two headstone monuments, about 5 metres north east from the west tower of the church became Grade II Listed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poole United Reformed Church</span> Church in Poole, England

Skinner Street United Reformed Church is the oldest church in Poole, Dorset, England. The current building is the only eighteenth century church building in Poole, and is a Grade II* listed building. The church has a grave for Cyril Coles, one of the gunners in the first tank attack in 1916. The church is used as an adult learning centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parnham House</span> Grade I listed house in Dorset

Parnham House is a sixteenth-century Grade I listed house located about 1 mile (1.6 km) from Beaminster in Dorset, England. Historic England describes the house as "exceptionally important". In April 2017 the house was badly damaged by fire.

There are many Grade II listed buildings in the county of Dorset. This is a list of them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Wareham Forest fire</span> Forest fire in England

The 2020 Wareham Forest fire was a wildfire in Wareham Forest, Dorset, in May 2020. It destroyed over 220 Hectares of the heathland, and was described "one of the most devastating fires in Dorset, in living memory" by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Andrew's Church, Richmond Hill</span>

St. Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed Gothic Victorian church in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. A United Reformed church, it is noted for being the largest church in the town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Cliff Church, Bournemouth</span> Church building in Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

East Cliff Church is a Grade II listed United Reformed church in East Cliff Bournemouth, Dorset, England.

References

  1. "LONGHAM UNITED REFORM CHURCH, Ferndown Town - 1154311 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. "Historic Dorset church up for sale for £675K". Dorset Echo. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  3. "East Dorset pre-school under threat as church closes premises". BBC News. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  4. "Ferndown: New home for closure-threatened pre-school". BBC News. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-15.

50°47′12″N1°54′26″W / 50.78660°N 1.90716°W / 50.78660; -1.90716