Sherborne Dorset | Castles, Christianity And An Ancient Curse!

Welcome to Walking The Wyrd! In this walk, I take a wander around the historic market town of Sherborne in Dorset. This pretty town was originally called Scir Burne by the Saxons meaning 'clear stream' which refers to the brook that runs through the town. The town's abbey was first founded in 705 by King Ine. He appointed St Aldhelm as the first Bishop of Sherborne. In 1075, the abbey became a Benedictine monastery and then later, in 1539 after the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey changed once again into a parish church. Surprisingly, life hasn't always been peaceful for the abbey and in the 1400s, the abbey was damaged by fire after a conflict occurred between the monks and the towns people. It is also reported that one of the Bishops, St Osmund, laid a curse upon anyone who tried to take the castle (or abbey, the folklore varies) from the church in the 11th century! Filmed using a DJI Pocket 2 Edited with Filmora 13 #dorset #sherborne #history #explore #folklore #castle #haunted