St Aldhelm's Church, Poole

It is dedicated to Saint Aldhelm, the abbot of Malmesbury Abbey who became first Bishop of Sherborne in the early 8th century.

Alexander Morden-Bennett, first vicar of St Peter's Church, Bournemouth, began to evangelise to pottery workers in the area around 1875.

The parish of All Saints, Branksome, took charge of the mission upon its establishment in 1877, and its third vicar, Rev.

[1] The land upon which the church stands was donated by R.J. Bates, and the Decorated Style design was provided by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner.

[2] The first part of the church, from the east end to about two thirds of its present length, was dedicated by John Wordsworth, Bishop of Salisbury, on 11 July 1894, and the church was expanded to its current footprint in 1912, dedicated in 29th June by Bishop Frederick Ridgeway.