Church of St Edward King and Martyr, Goathurst

Church of St Edward King and Martyr
Location within Somerset
General information
Town or city	Goathurst
Country	England
Coordinates	51°06′13″N3°03′47″W / 51.1036°N 3.0630°W / 51.1036; -3.0630
Completed	14th century

The Church of St Edward King and Martyr in Goathurst, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. ^[1]

The parish was originally part of the Royal Forest of North Petherton and its first squire owned St Edward's church. The dedication to Edward the Martyr is unusual; Edward was a young Saxon king who was murdered by his stepmother Elfrida in 978 at Corfe Castle in Dorset so that her own son would become king. ^[2]

The church includes a 19th-century monument to three-year-old Isabella Kemeys, showing the child lying on a pillow holding a broken flower, ^[3] and monuments to the Kemeys-Tynte family of Halswell House. ^[2]

See also

• List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor
• List of towers in Somerset
• List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

References

1. "Church of St Edward King and Martyr". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
2. "Goathurst". Quantock Online. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
3. Simmons, Louise. "The Hidden Churches of Somerset". Time Travel Britain. Retrieved 12 May 2009.