St Mary's church is located at the northern end of the village of Sporle. The building dates back mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries but was restored in Victorian times. It still houses a Purbeck marble font with a shallow blank arcading, a nave roof and the remains of a 15th century parclose screen in the south aisle.
Probably the greatest treasure of the church is a medieval wall painting depicting the legend of St Catherine in a number of coloured panels. St Catherine became one of the the most influential saints of the late middle ages. Her principal symbol is the spiked wheel, which has become known as the Catherine wheel p>
St Mary's became a grade 1 listed building on the 23rd of June 1960
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