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The theft of silver items worth £90,000 from Sherborne's medieval abbey was "devastating", the church's rector has said. Items including a processional cross and bishop's crook were taken during ...

Several valuable artefacts were stolen after burglars broke into a historic church. Police said Sherborne Abbey, in Dorset, was burgled overnight between Tuesday (August 6) and Wednesday.

It has been reported the silver is worth around £90,000 - but it is useless to anyone and can only be used at Sherborne Abbey. It is also priceless for people living in the area.

Sherborne Abbey is renowned in particular for the earliest, considered by some the finest, great fan-vaulting in England. A diocesan spokesperson said on Tuesday, “We are deeply saddened to hear of ...

In 2019, Jerram's Museum of the Moon was on display at Sherborne Abbey as part of the Dorset Moon festival. The festival celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

Derived from the Saxon scir burne, meaning the place of the clear stream, Sherborne might be smaller than the county town of Dorchester (Thomas Hardy’s Casterbridge), but it has bags more charm and ...

The settlement of Leeds first existed at the time of the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century and as such has some of the oldest buildings, some even dating back to before the 10th century.

It is thought thieves broke through a door to gain entry to the church The theft of silver items worth £90,000 from Sherborne's medieval abbey was "devastating", the church's rector has said ...