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Thorncombe history
The original church at Thorncombe was dedicated to St Mary by William Brewer, Bishop of Exeter, in 1239. The building of the church, as well as nearby Forde Abbey (founded in 1136), was superintended by Cistercian monks from Waverley, Surrey. Local legend has it that Rev. John Bragge, Vicar of Thorncombe from 1644 to 1647, was deprived of his living because he was involved in a royalist plot against Cromwell.
Boundary changes
Until 1844 Thorncombe was an exclave of Devon, at which time it was transferred under the Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844, to Dorset. In 1836 the parish was transferred ecclesiastically from Exeter to the Diocese of Salisbury. In 1982 the ecclesiastical parish became a ‘united benefice’ sharing a vicar with the neighbouring (Somerset) parishes of Winsham and Cricket St Thomas. In 1999 the parishes joined with others to form the Chard and District Team Ministry.
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