Complex sentence: The church is the subject of one of Dorset's more curious tales, in which the local squire--who was known as' Conjuring Minterne'--once rode his horse off Batcombe Hill and knocked off one of the pinnacles on the tower.
Split into simpler sentences: The church is the subject of one of Dorset's more curious tales. It is said that at one time, the local squire, who was known as' Conjuring Minterne', rode his horse off Batcombe Hill and knocked off one of the pinnacles on the tower.