St Paul, Bisterne
St Paul, Bisterne
St Paul’s is a Grade II church on the B3347 at Bisterne, near Ringwood, Hampshire, in the Diocese of Winchester and the parish of Ringwood St Peter and St Paul.
- Location
- Bisterne, Hampshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Hampshire
- City / town
- Bisterne
- Address
- Ringwood Road, Bisterne, Hampshire, BH24 3BN
- Postcode
- BH24 3BN
- Built
- 1842
- Architect
- George Evans
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Paul
- Diocese
- Winchester
- Parish
- Ringwood St Peter and St Paul
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Early English Gothic Revival
- Materials
- Yellow brick on a brick and stone plinth, stone dressings, slate roof
- Grid reference
- SU 148 012
- Opening hours
- Open for visitors on the 1st Sunday at 6pm and 3rd Sunday at 10.30am.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England records a church of 1842 by G. Evans: yellow brick on a brick and stone plinth, with stone dressings and a slate roof. The plan is a two-narrow-bay chancel with north vestry and a nave of three wide bays with narrow bays at each end. The east end has a triple lancet and gabled diagonal buttresses; the west front has a large pointed door, paired lancets and a trefoil in a small gable, behind which stands an octagon-plan conical-roofed stone bellcote.
The Victoria County History, cited by Wikipedia, describes a nave of five bays, aisles, north porch and a tower with spire containing one bell. The church was built for the Bisterne estate, whose manor house remained with the Mills family after William Mills bought the manor in 1792.