Famous architects lie at rest in its pretty churchyard. Here can be found the tomb of the Bastard family, responsible for many fine local houses and nearby Blandford Forum’s impressive Parish Church and Town Hall.
Bishop Poore, the builder of Salisbury Cathedral, is thought to have been buried in Tarrant Keyneston Church, in accordance with his wishes, within the Anchorites Cell in the earlier building. There’s some mystery around this though. The veracity of this claim is confused by reference to his burial also made in Tarrant Crawford’s St Mary’s Church. Visit the Tarrant Crawford webpages for more…..