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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.

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 ...

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.

The spectacular stained glass at Sherborne Abbey is only part of what makes this building one of the grandest in England, ... (1045–58) created a great new church as an appropriate setting for his ...

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 ...