Church of England parishes and benefices

 

Diocese of Salisbury,

Archdeaconry of SHERBORNE

 

Deanery	Benefices	Parishes	Churches
Blackmore Vale	8	34	39
DORCHESTER	7	30	37
LYME BAY	5	37	52
SHERBORNE	4	37	42
WEYMOUTH and PORTLAND	6	12	22
Totals	30	150	192

 

96% of parishes are part of multi-parish benefices

 

Benefices with the most churches

Benefice	Churches
Three Valleys	17
Beaminster Area	14
Melbury	14
Bride Valley and Chesil	12
Golden Cap Team	12
Dorchester and the Winterbournes	9
Eggardon and Colmers	8
Shaftesbury	8
Stour Vale	7
Weymouth Ridgeway	7
Bridport	6
Charminster, Stinsford and the Chalk Stream Villages	6
Hazelbury Bryan and the Hillside Par	6
Piddle Valley, Hilton and Ansty, Cheselbourne & Melcombe Horsey	6
Queen Thorne	6
Radipole and Melcombe Regis with Chickerell	6
Watercombe	5
Okeford	5
Sherborne w Castleton, Lillington and Longburton	5
Spire Hill	5