Wynford Eagle

Wynford Eagle is a village in Dorset, in the District of West Dorset, 1.4 miles to the south west of Maiden Newton and 7.5 miles to the north west of Dorchester.

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West Dorset - Maiden Newton - Dorchester

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The parish contains barrows, and Roman remains have been unearthed here, including mosaic pavements.

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Barrows - Roman - Mosaic

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The name "Eagle" commemorates the mediaeval lords, the family de l'Aigle (de Aquila).

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The manor house, now Manor Farm, rebuilt in 1630, was for many years the seat of the Puritan Sydenham family, to which belonged the distinguished physician Thomas Sydenham (1624–1689). In 1829 the village gave title to the Barons Wynford, still principal landowners.

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1630 - Puritan - Thomas Sydenham - 1624 - 1689 - 1829

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The church of Saint Lawrence was rebuilt in 1842 but preserves a striking Norman tympanum, carved with two wyverns, probably intended to represent eagles, as a pun on the name of Matilda de l'Aigle, who commissioned it, according to one of the two inscriptions; the other names the sculptor, Alvi.

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Saint Lawrence - 1842 - Norman - Tympanum - Wyvern

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