Editing West Stour, Dorset (section)

==St Mary's Church==
[[File:St Marys West Stour interior.jpg|thumb|Interior of St Mary's Church, looking towards the chancel]]
St Mary's Church, at the north end of Church Street, is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1152142 Church of St Mary: list entry] Historic England. Retrieved 15 January 2018.</ref>

The [[chancel]] dates from the 13th century, with some alterations in the late 18th century. The [[nave]] and the tower (south of the nave) were rebuilt in 1840; the rebuilding used the original foundations, and so the chancel is not quite aligned with the nave, being slightly to the south. The stone font is of the 13th century. The tiled floor and seating were fitted in 1912.<ref name=bho/><ref name=stourvale>[http://stourvalechurches.org.uk/churches/west-stour/history/ St Mary's West Stour] Stour Vale Churches. Retrieved 15 January 2018.</ref>

There are three bells in the tower, one of the late 15th century, the others dated 1635 and 1733.<ref name=bho/>

A commemorative plaque in the north wall records the names of three men from the village – George Beale, Charlie Trim and Tom Wilson – who died in the Great War.<ref name=stourvale/>