Coordinates: 50°37′48″N 2°07′37″W / 50.630°N 2.127°W Steeple is a hamlet in the Purbeck district of the English county of Dorset. It is situated some eight miles west of Swanage. The village has a population of 94 (As of 2001[update]).
The ancient church of Steeple which, incidentally, lacks a steeple, has a coat of arms engraved in stone in the porch and another painted in scarlet of the roof interior that is precisely the same as George Washington's coat of arms, showing stars and stripes.
The Washington arms is quartered with those of the squires of Steeple village, the Lawrence family, who are allied with the Washington's by the marriage of one of its sons, Edmund Lawrence, to Agnes de Wessington in 1390.
The flag of the US capital hangs proudly inside the church, presented on 25th July 1977 by William E Washington, Mayor of Washington DC from 2nd January 1975 - 2nd January 1979
References
- Dorset Pioneers: Jack Dwyer: The History Press: 2009: ISBN 978-0-7524-5346-0
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