Church of St Francis, Stawell

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St Francis's Church
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Location Stawell, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°08′25″N2°54′17″W / 51.1404°N 2.9047°W / 51.1404; -2.9047 Coordinates: 51°08′25″N2°54′17″W / 51.1404°N 2.9047°W / 51.1404; -2.9047 -->
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameStawell Church
Designated29 March 1963 [1]
Reference no.1174228
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Location of St Francis's Church in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Francis in Stawell, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History

Construction of the church started in the 13th century on the site of a chapel which had been controlled by Glastonbury Abbey. The remains of an arcade in the north aisle is believed to come from about 1300. [2]

The fabric of the building was added to during the 14th and 15th centuries. It underwent Victorian restoration in 1874. [1]

The parish of Moorlinch with Stanwell and Sutton Mallett is within the benefice of Middlezoy with Othery, Moorlinch and Greinton which is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [3]

Architecture

The stone church has a two-bay nave and chancel with a short west tower. The tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1]

Inside the church is an octagonal font from the 15th century. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stawell Church". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. 'Stawell', in A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels, ed. Robert Dunning (London, 2004), pp. 180-184. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol8/pp180-184#h3-0012 [accessed 12 June 2017].
  3. "St Francis Chapel, Stawell". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 12 June 2017.