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St Clement's church has a service of worship every Sunday and always at 10.30am.
These are Family Services (ie. non Communion) with the 2nd and 4th Sunday having a short Holy Communion after the main service.
On any 5th Sunday there is a single service in one of the 8 churches in the joint benefices so there is not normally a service at St Clement's.
The church is open to visitors everyday from 9.00am until dusk.
Brief History of the church. 
There is historical evidence to support there being a Saxon church on the present site sometime in the 8th century.
This was superseded after the Norman invasion by a stone built church possibly around 1140 AD.
The present tower was incorporated into the Norman building in the fourteenth century.
There are a great many special historic features, as evidenced by the considerable 'Guide to St Clements' produced by local historian Anne Roper, which warrant a visit.The Font of Purbeck marble, circa 1300 AD,being just one of them.
Memorials
There are a number of interesting memorials, one being the grave stone situated before the alter of Rev John Deffray, a Huguenot who with hundreds of others fled from the persecution in France, eventually taking Holy Orders and becoming Rector of St Clement's in 1690 AD, serving until his death in 1738 AD ( a total of 48 years).
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