Church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Elm

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Church of St Mary Magdalene
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Location within Somerset
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Town or city Great Elm
CountryEngland
Coordinates 51°14′33″N2°21′53″W / 51.2425°N 2.3647°W / 51.2425; -2.3647
Completed12th century

The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Great Elm, Somerset, England, dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. [1]

In the 13th century the two-bay nave was lengthened, possibly when the tower was added around 1240. The chancel was widened around the same period. [2] Some of the Romanesque fabric of the original Norman building can be seen despite the remodelling in the early 17th century. [3] The walls show herringbone pattern masonry. [2] The three-stage tower has corner buttresses and a saddleback roof. [1]

Some of the box pews are Jacobean, and there is a 17th-century pulpit. [1] The West end has an imitation Jacobean gallery formerly used by the choir and organ. [2]

The parish is part of the benefice of Mells with Buckland Dinham, Elm, Whatley and Chantry within the Diocese of Bath and Wells. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalene (1295880)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Description of the church". Great Elm Community Website. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Great Elm St Mary Magdalene". Dawson Heritage. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Mary Magdalene, Great Elm". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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