Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington

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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington
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Location Barrington, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°57′34″N2°52′16″W / 50.95944°N 2.87111°W / 50.95944; -2.87111 Coordinates: 50°57′34″N2°52′16″W / 50.95944°N 2.87111°W / 50.95944; -2.87111
Built13th century
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated17 April 1959 [1]
Reference no.264319
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Location of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Barrington in Somerset

The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Barrington, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. [1]

St Mary's Church has a three bay nave two bay chancel. [1] There is an unusual octagonal tower, which includes a bell dating from 1743 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family. [2]

The south transept includes a 13th-century canopied piscina. There is a 19th-century panelled pulpit which may contain fragments of an earlier construction. [1]

The parish is part of the benefice of Winsmoor within the deanery of Crewkerne and Ilminster. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Church of St. Mary the Virgin". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
  2. Moore, James; Rice, Roy; Hucker, Ernest (1995). Bilbie and the Chew Valley clock makers. The authors. ISBN   0-9526702-0-8.
  3. "The Blessed Virgin Mary, Barrington". Church of England. Retrieved 12 September 2011.