Church of St James, Curry Mallet

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Church of St James, Curry Mallet
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Church of St James, Curry Mallet
50°59′01″N2°56′59″W / 50.98361°N 2.94972°W / 50.98361; -2.94972 Coordinates: 50°59′01″N2°56′59″W / 50.98361°N 2.94972°W / 50.98361; -2.94972
Location Curry Mallet, Somerset
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Conservative Evangelical
History
StatusActive
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated17 April 1959
Completed13th-century

The Church of St James is a Church of England parish church in Curry Mallet, Somerset. It has 13th-century origins and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]

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History

The church is dedicated to All Saints, [2] It has a three-stage tower. On the stonework are hunky punks representing animals. [3] Inside the church is a 15th-century font. [1]

Present day

The parish is part of the Seven Sowers benefice which covers Beercrocombe, Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary (with Thurlbear) and West Hatch, within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Church of St James". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  2. "Curry Mallet Neighbourhood Plan". Yarlington Housing Group. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. Wright, Peter Poyntz (2004). Hunky Punks: A Study in Somerset Stone Carving (2 ed.). Heart of Albion Press. pp. 111–123. ISBN   978-1872883755.
  4. "All Saints Church, Curry Mallet". Church of England. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  5. "Curry Mallett". Seven Sowers Benefice. Church of England. Retrieved 22 September 2011.