Sherborne Abbey

Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Central/Catholic
Website	www.sherborneabbey.com
History
Founded	705
Founder(s)	St Aldhelm
Dedication	St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Style	Saxon, Norman, Perpendicular
Years built	705, c. 1050, c. 1130–80, c. 1380–1500
Specifications
Length	240ft (73m)
Nave width	66ft (23m)
Width across transepts	100ft (30.5m)
Nave height	~60ft (18m)
Tower height	109ft (33m)
Bells	10, ring of 8
Tenor bell weight	46-0-5 (2339kg)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Salisbury
Archdeaconry	Sherborne
Deanery	Sherborne
Benefice	Sherborne w Castleton, Lillington and Longburton
Parish	Sherborne with Castleton
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Karen Gorham
Rector	The Revd Martin Lee
Vicar(s)	The Revd Jim Edie
Archdeacon	Penny Sayer
Laity
Organist/Director of music	James Henderson
Organist(s)	Peter Bray

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 has been a Saxon cathedral (705–1075), a Benedictine abbey church (998–1539), and since 1539, a parish church.