Wimborne Minster (church)

Wimborne Minster
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	wimborneminster.org.uk
History
Dedication	Saint Cuthburga
Specifications
Tower height	Central Tower: 84 ft (26 m) West Tower: 95 ft (29 m)
Bells	13 change ringing bells, 2 clock bells
Tenor bell weight	29 long cwt 2 qr 20 lb (3,324 lb or 1,508 kg)
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Salisbury
Parish	Wimborne Minster
Clergy
Rector	Andrew Rowland
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Colin Davey
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	The Minster Church of St Cuthburga
Designated	14 June 1952
Reference no.	1119581

Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library (one of only a few surviving chained libraries in the world). The minster is a former monastery and Benedictine nunnery, and King Æthelred of Wessex is buried there.