| Church of St Mary | |
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| Location | Oare, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°12′45″N3°42′59″W / 51.2124°N 3.7164°W Coordinates: 51°12′45″N3°42′59″W / 51.2124°N 3.7164°W |
| Built | 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Church of St Mary |
| Designated | 22 May 1969 [1] |
| Reference no. | 1345381 |
  Location of Church of St Mary in Somerset | |
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Oare, Somerset, England, was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
The nave and inner chancel survive from a 15th-century building, but the outer chancel and tower were rebuilt in the 19th century. [1]
The parish and benefice of Oare with Culbone is part of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [2]
The church was used as the location of a marriage in the novel Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore, whose grandfather had been the rector of the church [3] between 1809 and 1842. [4]
The stone building has slate roofs. It consists of a three-bay nave, with an inner and outer chancel, each of one bay. The three-stage is unbuttressed. [1]
Inside the church are 18th century box pews and a Norman font on an 18th-century base. [1] There is also a 15th-century piscina with a "grotesque head", [5] said to represent St Decuman. [4]
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