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Extract from the Sherborne Travel Guides:
Tucked away in the northwest corner of Dorset, the pretty town of
SHERBORNE
was once the capital of Wessex, its church having cathedral status until Old Sarum usurped the bishopric in 1075. This former glory is embodied by the magnificent
Abbey Church
(daily: April-Oct 8.30am-6pm; Nov-March 8.30am-4pm), which was founded in 705, later becoming a Benedictine abbey. Most of its extant parts date from a rebuilding in the fifteenth century, and it is one of the best examples of Perpendicular architecture in Britain, particularly noted for its outstanding
fan vaulting
. The church also has a famously wei...
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