St George's Church, Morebath

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St George's Church, Morebath
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St George's Church, Morebath
51°0′53.40″N3°29′33.60″W / 51.0148333°N 3.4926667°W / 51.0148333; -3.4926667 Coordinates: 51°0′53.40″N3°29′33.60″W / 51.0148333°N 3.4926667°W / 51.0148333; -3.4926667
Location Morebath
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Administration
Deanery Tiverton
Archdeaconry Exeter
Diocese Diocese of Exeter

St George's Church, Morebath is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England [1] Diocese of Exeter in Morebath, Devon. It is part of the Hukeley Mission group of parishes, which also includes St Michael & All Angels Bampton, St Peter's in Clayhanger, St Petrock's in Petton and All Saint's in Huntsham. [2]

Church of England Anglican state church of England

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Morebath village in United Kingdom

Morebath is an upland village in the county of Devon, England. It is mostly given over to sheep-farming, and situated on the southern edge of Exmoor.

Bampton, Devon town in Devon, England

Bampton is a small town and parish in northeast Devon, England, on the River Batherm, a tributary of the River Exe. It is about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Tiverton, 19 miles north of Exeter and the parish borders Somerset on its north-east and north-west sides. Bampton is a major part of the electoral ward of Clare and Shuttern. The ward population at the 2011 Census was 3,412.

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History

The church dates from the 13th century but much is from the 15th century.

The church was restored by William Butterfield between 1874 and 1875.

William Butterfield English architect

William Butterfield was a Gothic Revival architect and associated with the Oxford Movement. He is noted for his use of polychromy.

The role of the parish church in Morebath in the 16th century is described in Eamon Duffy's book The Voices of Morebath. [3] Further insight into life in the village and church are provided by the handwritten records of the Revd. Christopher Trychay (Vicar from 1520 to 1574). [4]

Eamon Duffy is an Irish historian and academic. He is Professor of the History of Christianity at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College.

Organ

The organ is by William Hill and Son and dates from 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England: Devon. Nikolaus Pevsner.
  2. ↑ "Locations". Hukeley Mission Community website.
  3. ↑ The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village. Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN   0-300-09185-0)
  4. ↑ The Accounts of the Wardens of the Parish of Morebath, Devon, Devon Notes & Queries. Rev. J. Erskine Binney, 1904
  5. ↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". npor.org.uk.
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