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The minster was founded in Saxon times, but the surviving building is predominantly Norman in design and construction, with Gothic components from various periods. It is built in a combination of Dorset limestone and New Forest stone. The most important tomb in the church is that of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and his duchess, the maternal grandparents of King Henry VII of England, constructed out of alabaster and PurbeckPurbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England, named for the Isle of Purbeck. Its council is based in Wareham. Settlements Settlements with a population over 2,500 are in bold . Affpuddle, Arne Bere Regis, Bloxworth Chaldon Herring, Church Kno marble. It has been suggested that the semi-mythical Pope JoanAccording to medieval legend, Pope Joan was a female pope who reigned from 855- 858. Pope Joan is generally regarded by historians as a myth, possibly originating as an anti-papal satire which gained a degree of plausibility due to certain genuine element may have spent her youth at Wimborne.
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