Church of St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret

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Church of St Margaret
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Location Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°58′56″N3°17′07″W / 50.9822°N 3.2854°W / 50.9822; -3.2854 Coordinates: 50°58′56″N3°17′07″W / 50.9822°N 3.2854°W / 50.9822; -3.2854
Built15th century
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Margaret
Designated25 January 1956 [1]
Reference no.1180128
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Location of Church of St Margaret in Somerset

The Anglican Church of St Margaret in Thorne St Margaret, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1] [2]

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History

The tower survives from the 15th century the rest of the church was subject to Victorian restoration undertaken in 1865 by Charles Edmund Giles, or Benjamin Ferrey. [1] A west window, with stained glass was added in 1907. [3]

The parish is part of the Wellington and District benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]

Architecture

The red sandstone building with hamstone dressings has a slate roof. It consists of a three-bay nave, a three-bay aisle with a south porch and a two-bay chancel. The two-stage tower is supported by diagonal buttresses. [1]

Inside the church is a chalice shaped Saxon font, [5] which was reinstalled in the church after being found in the churchyard. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of St Margaret". Historic England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Margaret". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Church of St Margaret website". Wellington Team Churches. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "St Margaret, Thorne St Margaret, Somerset". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland. King's College, London. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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