Whitchurch Canonicorum - Dorset

A Marshwood Vale village with a mix of cottages some are yellow-stone, white-washed or old red-brick and are all mainly thatched.

The drive into the village down Hardown Hill is spectacular and offers magnificent views over the rich Marshwood Vale renowned for its oak trees.

The Church of St Candids and Holy Cross dates from the 12^th to early 15^th century with a 1400 tower. The earliest parts of the church date from the 12th century when it was rebuilt by Benedictine monks. The font is late 12^th century, a 17^th century pulpit and some 15^th century painted glass.  Inside is a very rare and interesting shrine containing the bones of its patron St Wite. Legend has it that she was an Anglo-Saxon woman murdered by the raiding Danes. Her bones were discovered in 1900 in a lead casket. Grade I listed building